Shower head assembly
US5070553A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE03C2201/40
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A shower head assembly includes a housing with a filtration matrix therewithin, typically of a charcoal-type filtration medium, and wherein the housing includes a lower end threadedly receiving a shower head, with an upper end threadedly receiving a conduit; a pivot connection mounted to the conduit, as well as the use of a cup-shaped connection member with a cylindrical resilient seal to mount the assembly to an existing shower head; a flexible hose in fluid communication with the lower end of the housing at one end and with a rigid tube at the other end, the rigid tube including a rigid tube sleeve surroundingly mounted around the rigid tube and with a valve to selectively control fluid flow through the rigid tube; and wherein the rigid tube sleeve has a first hook and loop fastener strip cooperative with a second hook and loop fastener strip provided in the housing in order to secure the rigid tube sleeve to the second housing.
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