Shower assembly with radial mode changer
US8348181B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B3/04
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A shower assembly having a plurality of spray modes for expelling water includes a housing having a water inflow and a water outflow. The shower assembly provides a manifold defining a cavity having a sidewall. One or more mode apertures formed in the sidewall of the cavity are in fluid communication with the water outflow. A radial mode changer provided in the shower assembly defines a hollow passageway in fluid communication with the water inflow, and further defines a plurality of recessed ports in fluid communication with the hollow passageway. The radial mode changer is rotatably received in the cavity of the manifold and may be rotated relative to the manifold to align at least one of the recessed ports with at least one of the mode apertures for providing flow from the water inflow into the water outflow via the radial mode changer.
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