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US 11,028,564 B2Granted
Pausing handshower cradle
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorMatthew J. Ball
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Abstract
A handshower cradle assembly includes a waterway body, a handshower cradle, and an actuator. The handshower cradle is coupled to the waterway body. The actuator is configured to reduce a flow rate of water through the waterway body in response to a handshower being received within the handshower cradle. In some embodiments, the handshower cradle is configured to engage with the actuator under the weight of the handshower to adjust a position of the actuator with respect to the waterway body.
Claims18
A handshower cradle assembly, comprising:
- a waterway body;
- a handshower cradle coupled to the waterway body;
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- an actuator configured to reduce a flow rate of water through the waterway body in response to a handshower being received within the handshower cradle, wherein the actuator comprises an adjustment mechanism configured to allow a user to vary an amount of flow that passes through the handshower when the handshower is in the handshower cradle, wherein the actuator further comprises a plunger, wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises a screw threadably coupled to a distal end of the plunger, and wherein the distal end of the plunger extends outwardly from the waterway body.
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A handshower cradle assembly, comprising:
- a waterway body having a water inlet and a water outlet that is fluidly coupled to the water inlet by a waterway restriction zone, the waterway restriction zone extending at least partially through the waterway body;
- an actuator disposed at least partially within the waterway body and configured to extend at least partially into the waterway restriction zone;
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- a handshower cradle coupled to the waterway body and configured to receive a handshower, the handshower cradle configured to engage with the actuator under the weight of the handshower to adjust a position of the actuator with respect to the waterway body, wherein the actuator comprises an adjustment mechanism configured to engage the handshower cradle, wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to allow a user to vary an amount of flow that passes through the handshower when the handshower is in the handshower cradle, wherein the actuator further comprises a plunger, wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises a screw threadably coupled to an outer end of the plunger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.