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US 2005/0028271 A1Published application
Vacuum relief valve for use in a shower head
OwnerRobert Sallickinventor
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Abstract
Provided herein is a valve having a cylindrical body having a threaded portion on the outside thereof and a cylindrical bore in the inside thereof; the cylindrical body has an air hole at the top thereof communicating with the bore; a ball is situated in the bore: and a screw closes an end of the bore to hold the ball therein. The improved vacuum relief valve also includes a gasket fitted inside the bore between the ball and the air hole. The invention also includes a shower head which includes the improved vacuum relief valve.
Claims4
An improved vacuum relief valve for use in a shower head mounted parallel to a floor, including:
- a cylindrical body having a threaded portion on the outside thereof and a cylindrical bore in the inside thereof;
- said cylindrical body having an air hole at the top thereof communicating with said bore;
- a ball situated in said bore;
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- a screw closing an end of said bore to hold said ball therein;
- wherein said valve facilitates the prevention of water being suspended in said parallel mounted shower head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.