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Multifunction showerhead assembly

US5398872A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 3, 1993
Grant dateMar 21, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B15/654
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A multifunction showerhead or hand held showerhead assembly, capable of providing a series of water spray effects. The primary components of the showerhead assembly are a fluid directing valve assembly which includes a pair of generally cup shaped members co-axially mounted with opposing end faces proximate to one another. One of the generally cup shaped members has a bottom surface defining a plurality of fluid flow passageways. When the second member is rotated in opposing relationship to the base of the first member, the fluid flow passageways direct the fluid flow from an orifice in the first member to a pair of outlet passages, or alternatively to a sealed chamber.

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