Kinetic water delivery devices
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsPete Kajuch, Joshua Walter
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Abstract
A spray head comprises a body, a rotatable member, and a first bearing. The rotatable member is rotatably coupled to the body and includes a plurality of vanes and a plurality of spray nozzles. The first bearing is coupled to the body and is configured to define a rotational axis of the rotatable member. The first bearing includes a longitudinal channel and a plurality of distribution channels extending radially outwardly from the longitudinal channel through the first bearing. The first bearing is configured to direct a flow of water through the longitudinal channel and the plurality of distribution channels toward the plurality of vanes to rotate the rotatable member about the first bearing, so as to direct the flow of water through the plurality of spray nozzles.
Claims17
A spray head, comprising:
- a body;
- a rotatable member rotatably coupled to the body, the rotatable member including a plurality of vanes and a plurality of spray nozzles;
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- a first bearing coupled to the body and configured to define a rotational axis of the rotatable member, the first bearing including a longitudinal channel and a plurality of distribution channels extending radially outwardly from the longitudinal channel through the first bearing;
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- wherein the first bearing is configured to direct a flow of water through the longitudinal channel and the plurality of distribution channels toward the plurality of vanes to rotate the rotatable member about the first bearing, so as to direct the flow of water through the plurality of spray nozzles, and wherein the first bearing includes a cutout at each of the plurality of distribution channels to define an exterior surface of the first bearing that is oriented substantially perpendicular to a respective axis of the plurality of distribution channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.