Adjustable height shower apparatus

A bathtub arrangement or shower stall, comprising:

• (a) a mounting assembly attached on a wall;
• (b) a plurality of sprayers;
• and
• (c) a rigid framework comprising a fixed, spatial arrangement of sprayers, and fluid conduits defining fluid passageways from a fluid inlet port to each sprayer of the arrangement, whereby pressurized water is able to flow from the fluid inlet port to each sprayer of the arrangement, the fluid inlet of the rigid framework being connected to plumbing for the flow of water;
• (d) wherein the rigid framework is vertically positionable and lockable relative to a mounting component that is attached in fixed position on the wall;
• (e) wherein the fixed, spatial arrangement of sprayers is adjustable to different heights by moving and locking the rigid framework relative to the mounting component;
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• (f) wherein, when moved to and locked in one such position, the arrangement of sprayers comprises
• (i) a front sprayer extending below a lowermost elevation of the mounting component and configured to spray water onto a front of a person's body,
• (ii) an intermediate sprayer extending above an uppermost elevation of the mounting component and configured to spray water onto a person's head, and
• (iii) a back sprayer extending above the uppermost elevation of the mounting component and configured to spray water onto a person's back,
• (iv) wherein the front sprayer represents a lowermost sprayer of the arrangement.

A method of installing a shower apparatus in an existing bathtub arrangement or shower stall, comprising the steps of:

• (a) mounting, onto a wall of an existing bathtub arrangement or shower stall, a rigid framework such that the rigid framework is vertically positionable to, and lockable at, different heights, the framework comprising sprayers in a fixed, spatial arrangement for showering, and fluid passageways from a fluid inlet port to each sprayer whereby pressurized water is able to flow from the fluid inlet port to each sprayer;
• (b) connecting the fluid inlet of the rigid framework to plumbing for the flow of water thereto;
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• (c) adjusting the height of the rigid framework by positioning and locking the rigid framework relative to the mounting component, with the fixed, spatial arrangement of sprayers moving concurrently with the rigid framework during such adjusting;
• (d) wherein, when the framework is adjusted to a particular height, the arrangement of sprayers comprises
• (i) a front sprayer that extends below a lowermost elevation of the mounting component and that is configured to spray water onto a front of a person's body,
• (ii) an intermediate sprayer that extends above an uppermost elevation of the mounting component and that is configured to spray water onto a person's head, and
• (iii) a back sprayer that extends above the uppermost elevation of the mounting component and that is configured to spray water onto a person's back,
• (iv) wherein the front sprayer represents a lowermost sprayer of the fixed, spatial arrangement of sprayers.