Patent · US Expired

Shower head

US6343750B1 · kind B1 · utility

18Cited by
8References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 2000
Grant dateFeb 5, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 29, 2020

Classification

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

Abstract

A shower head operates under low water pressure. The shower head utilizes a unitary ball. The ball includes a vaned member integrally formed in a passageway through the ball. The vaned member includes a plurality of spaced apart helical arms coterminating at an intermediate rounded spherically shaped surface which evenly distributes water intermediate the helical arms. Water from the vaned member discharges into a large vortex chamber and from the vortex chamber through a smaller venturi-like aperture which accelerates the water past aeration ports.

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