Illuminated showerhead
US6637676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21W2131/401
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A showerhead which may be utilized as a source of illumination includes a source of illumination which is efficiently coupled to individual ones of a plurality of water sprays. In an exemplary embodiment, a plurality of fiber-optic members transmit light from one or more individual light sources to corresponding ones of a plurality of individual shower sprays or nozzles. Light from the source of illumination is thus transferred to and is transmitted through a plurality of individual water sprays.
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