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Showerhead

US5862985A · kind A · utility

148Cited by
88References
23Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 1996
Grant dateJan 26, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B1/18
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A showerhead comprises a shell having an outlet end and a selector housing having an inlet end fixedly mounted to the outlet end of the shell. The showerhead also has a selector disk removably and rotatably mounted inside the selector housing near the inlet end of the selector housing. The disk selector has an inlet end facing the inlet end of the selector housing, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the disk selector. The showerhead further includes a selector face mounted inside the selector housing. The selector face has an inlet end abutting the outlet end of the selector disk, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the selector face. The showerhead also has a diffuser plate mounted inside the selector housing. The diffuser plate has an inlet end abutting the outlet end of the selector face, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the diffuser plate.

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