Recirculating shower system
AssigneeKohler Mira Limited
InventorsNigel Sansum, Kevin Peel, Craig Fitton, Robin Whitfield
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a recirculating shower system. The recirculating shower system may include a first shower outlet and a second shower outlet. The recirculating shower system may include a fresh water conduit fluidly coupled to the first shower outlet and a recirculated fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the second shower outlet. The fresh water conduit and the recirculated fluid conduit may be arranged such that warmer fresh water flowing through the fresh water conduit may heat cooler recirculated fluid flowing through the recirculated fluid conduit.
Claims16
A showerhead for a recirculating shower system, the showerhead comprising:
- a first portion comprising a nozzle defining a first fluid outlet, the first fluid outlet being configured to dispense a recirculated fluid from a recirculated fluid supply;
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- a second portion configured to removably couple to the first portion, the second portion comprising a second fluid outlet and an opening, the second fluid outlet being configured to dispense fresh water from a fresh water supply;
- wherein the first portion is configured to dispense the recirculated fluid from the first fluid outlet and through the opening of the second portion when the second portion is coupled to the first portion.
A recirculating shower system, comprising:
- a recirculated water conduit;
- a fresh water conduit;
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- a showerhead comprising:
- a first portion comprising a first fluid inlet and a plurality of nozzles defining a first fluid outlet, the first fluid inlet being fluidly coupled to the recirculated water conduit;
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- a second portion configured to removably couple to the first portion, the second portion comprising second fluid inlet, a second fluid outlet, and a plurality of openings, the second fluid inlet being fluidly coupled to the fresh water conduit;
- wherein the first portion is configured to dispense fluid from the first fluid outlet and through the plurality of openings of the second portion when the second portion is coupled to the first portion.
A recirculating shower system, comprising:
- a recirculated fluid conduit;
- a fresh water conduit;
- a first mixing device upstream the fresh water conduit, the first mixing device configured to mix a hot fluid from a hot fluid supply and a cool fluid from a cool fluid supply;
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- a showerhead comprising:
- a first portion comprising fluid inlet and a first plurality of nozzles defining a first fluid outlet, the first portion being coupled to the recirculated fluid conduit;
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- a second portion configured to couple to the first portion, the second portion comprising second fluid inlet, a second fluid outlet, and a plurality of openings, the second portion being coupled to the fresh water conduit;
- wherein the first portion is configured to dispense fluid from the first fluid outlet and through the plurality of openings of the second portion when the second portion is coupled to the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.