Pivotal dual-head shower fixture

US6442775B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Eckhard Gransow · Lennestadt, DE
• Hans Lobermeier · Menden, DE
• Bernd Bischoff · Hemer, DE
• Hans-Peter Strelow · Glückstadt, DE
• Sascha Korfer · Hemer, DE
• Holger Ellerbrock · Unna, DE
• Andreas Kirchhoff · Wickede (Ruhr), DE
• Thomas Raadts · Müncheberg, DE
• Joachim Stork · Kippenheim, DE
• Hans-Jurgen Linde · Coburg, DE
• Uwe Neumann · Bamberg, DE
• Andreas Rehklau · Coburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 26, 2001
• Grant date: Sep 3, 2002
• Expiry date: Sep 26, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E03C1/0408
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A shower fixture has a base adapted to be fixed to a wall, connected to a pressurized-water supply, and having a pressurized water outlet. A pair of generally parallel and spaced tubes have inner ends pivotal about an inner horizontal axis on the base and outer ends. At least one of the tubes is internally connected at the base to the outlet so that pressurized water can flow from the supply through the base to the tube. An element joins together the two tubes for joint pivoting. A shower head mounted between the outer ends is pivotal on the tube about an outer horizontal axis and is connected internally at the outer axis to the one tube so that water from the one tube can flow into the head.