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US 12,103,021 B2Granted
Pause assembly for showerheads
AssigneeWater Pik, Inc.
InventorCraig Rogers
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to a showerhead with a pause assembly. The pause assembly can be partially received within a chamber of the housing and positioned between a fluid inlet and a plurality of nozzles to permit flow or substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles. The pause assembly includes a valve and a lever coupled to the valve. The lever extends from the housing and movement of the lever in the first direction moves the valve to a first position to permit flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles and movement of the lever in a second direction moves the valve to a second position to substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles.
Claims20
A showerhead comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with a fluid inlet and a plurality of nozzles;
- and
- a pause assembly at least partially received within the chamber and positioned between the fluid inlet and the plurality of nozzles to permit flow or substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles, the pause assembly comprising:
- a valve comprising a cavity defined within the valve;
- and
- a lever coupled to the valve and extending from the housing to define an external feature of the showerhead, wherein the lever comprises:
- a connecting end received within the cavity, wherein the connecting end defines a pivot surface and a keyed surface, wherein the pivot surface translates motion from the lever to the valve and the keyed surface limits a motion of the valve to an axis parallel to a first direction and a second direction;
- wherein movement of the lever in the first direction moves the valve to a first position to permit flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- movement of the lever in the second direction moves the valve to a second position to substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- and
- the lever and valve are constrained to a single plane and move along a longitudinal axis relative to a length of the showerhead, with the motion restricted along a lateral axis.
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A showerhead comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with a fluid inlet and a plurality of nozzles;
- and
- a pause assembly at least partially received within the chamber and positioned between the fluid inlet and the plurality of nozzles to permit flow or substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles, the pause assembly comprising:
- a valve;
- and
- a lever coupled to the valve and extending from the housing to be gripped by a user, wherein the lever comprises:
- a connecting end received within the cavity, wherein the connecting end defines a pivot surface and a keyed surface, wherein the pivot surface translates motion from the lever to the valve and the keyed surface limits the motion of the valve to an axis parallel to the first direction and the second direction;
- wherein movement of the lever in the first direction moves the valve to a first position to permit flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- movement of the lever in the second direction moves the valve to a second position to substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- and
- the lever and valve are constrained to move along a first axis, with the motion restricted along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis.
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A showerhead comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with a fluid inlet and a plurality of nozzles;
- and
- a pause assembly at least partially received within the chamber and positioned between the fluid inlet and the plurality of nozzles to permit flow or substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles, the pause assembly comprising:
- a valve;
- and
- a lever coupled to the valve and extending from the housing to define an external feature of the showerhead for gripping by a user, wherein the lever comprises:
- a connecting end received within the cavity, wherein the connecting end defines a pivot surface and a keyed surface, wherein the pivot surface translates motion from the lever to the valve and the keyed surface limits the motion of the valve to an axis parallel to the first direction and the second direction;
- wherein movement of the lever in the first direction moves the valve to a first position to permit flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- movement of the lever in the second direction moves the valve to a second position to substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- and
- the valve is configured to move along an axial direction triggered by a pivotal movement of the lever.
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A showerhead comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with a fluid inlet and a plurality of nozzles;
- and
- a pause assembly at least partially received within the chamber and positioned between the fluid inlet and the plurality of nozzles to permit flow or substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles, the pause assembly comprising:
- a valve;
- and
- a lever coupled to the valve and extending from the housing, the lever and valve coupled via one or more ball and socket joints;
- wherein movement of the lever in a first direction moves the valve to a first position to permit flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- movement of the lever in a second direction moves the valve to a second position to substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- and
- the lever and valve are constrained to a single plane and move along a longitudinal axis relative to a length of the showerhead, with the motion restricted along a lateral axis.
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A showerhead comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with a fluid inlet and a plurality of nozzles;
- and
- a pause assembly at least partially received within the chamber and positioned between the fluid inlet and the plurality of nozzles to permit flow or substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles, the pause assembly comprising:
- a valve;
- and
- a lever coupled to the valve and extending from the housing, the lever comprising a connecting end received within a cavity defined within the valve, the connecting end defining a pivot surface and a keyed surface;
- wherein movement of the lever in a first direction moves the valve to a first position to permit flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- wherein movement of the lever in a second direction moves the valve to a second position to substantially reduce flow from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles;
- wherein the lever and valve are constrained to a single plane and move along a longitudinal axis relative to a length of the showerhead, with the motion restricted along a lateral axis;
- and
- wherein the pivot surface translates motion from the lever to the valve and the keyed surface limits the motion of the valve to the longitudinal axis parallel to the first direction and the second direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.