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US 12,497,767 B2Granted
Ablutionary installation
AssigneeKohler Mira Limited
InventorsColin Beattie, Stuart Banham
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Abstract
A shower fitting includes a riser bar having an upper end. The shower fitting also includes an overhead arm with a first end and a second end. The first end may be attached to the upper end of the riser bar, and the second end may be attached to an overhead showerhead. The first end of the overhead arm is attached to the upper end of the riser bar, and the overhead arm is arranged and oriented such that the overhead showerhead is located a distance laterally away from the riser bar. The upper end of the riser bar and the first end of the overhead arm are each adapted using inserts such that they can be attached together in a plurality of discrete angular orientations.
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A shower fitting comprising:
- a riser bar attachable to a supporting surface, the riser bar having an upper end, wherein a first insert is positioned in the upper end of the riser bar;
- and
- an overhead arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted to be attached to the upper end of the riser bar and the second end being adapted to be attached to an overhead showerhead, wherein a second insert is positioned in the first end of the overhead arm;
- wherein when the first end of the overhead arm is attached to the upper end of the riser bar, the second insert receives the first insert and the overhead arm is arranged and oriented such that the overhead showerhead is located a distance laterally away from the riser bar;
- wherein the first and second inserts are adapted such that they permit movement of the overhead arm relative to the riser bar between a plurality of angular orientations about an axis of the riser bar irrespective of attachment between the riser bar and the supporting surface;
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- wherein an aperture extends through the overhead arm and the second insert, the aperture receiving a fastener to selectively secure the overhead arm in one of the plurality of angular orientations.
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A shower fitting comprising:
- a riser bar attachable to a supporting surface, the riser bar having an upper end;
- and
- an overhead arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted to be attached to the upper end of the riser bar and the second end being adapted to be attached to an overhead showerhead,
- wherein when the first end of the overhead arm is attached to the upper end of the riser bar, the overhead arm is arranged and oriented such that the overhead showerhead is located a distance laterally away from the riser bar,
- wherein a first insert is received in the upper end of the riser bar, the first insert having a longitudinally extending protrusion at its upper end,
- wherein the first end of the overhead arm has a second insert therein, the second insert being configured to receive the first insert and being rotatable relative to the first insert to allow rotation of the overhead arm relative to the riser bar irrespective of attachment between the riser bar and the supporting surface, further wherein a portion of the inner surface of the second insert is configured to receive the longitudinally extending protrusion of the first insert such that, in use, the rotation of the overhead arm relative to the riser bar is limited to a bounded arc about the longitudinal axis of the riser bar, and
- wherein an aperture extends through the overhead arm and the second insert, the aperture receiving a fastener to selectively secure the overhead arm in an angular orientation relative to the riser bar.
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A shower fitting comprising:
- a riser bar attachable to a supporting surface, the riser bar having an upper end;
- and
- an overhead arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted to be attached to the upper end of the riser bar and the second end being adapted to be attached to an overhead showerhead,
- wherein when the first end of the overhead arm is attached to the upper end of the riser bar, the overhead arm is arranged and oriented such that the overhead showerhead is located a distance laterally away from the riser bar,
- wherein the upper end of the riser bar and the first end of the overhead arm are each adapted using inserts such that they can be attached together in a plurality of discrete angular orientations and adjusted between the plurality of discrete angular orientations irrespective of attachment between the riser bar and the supporting surface,
- wherein an aperture extends through the overhead arm and at least one of the inserts, the aperture receiving a fastener to selectively secure the overhead arm in one of the plurality of discrete angular orientations relative to the riser bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.