Shower head with integral diverter valve
AssigneeAlsons Corporation
InventorsJohn Petrovic, Peter Dabrowski, Curtis Bailey, Michael Miller
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Abstract
A shower assembly is provided that includes a shower head having an integrated diverter valve. The shower head receives a detachable hand-held shower wand. The diverter valve is arranged upstream of an adjustable connector so that length is not added to the shower assembly that would interfere with headroom. A cam shaft of the diverter valve is rotated to selectively control fluid flow between the shower head and the hand-held shower wand. Cam followers are moved linearly in response to rotation of the cam shaft to selectively block first and second outlet ports.
Claims19
A shower assembly comprising:
- a housing providing an inlet port and first and second outlet ports, the housing providing a shower head with nozzles fluidly connected to the second outlet port;
- a hand-held shower wand fluidly connected to the first outlet port, the hand-held shower wand removably supported by the housing for use remote from the housing;
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- a diverter valve supported within the housing and rotatable between multiple positions to selectively control fluid flow from the inlet port to the first and second outlet ports.
The shower head comprising:
- a housing including a spray chamber at least partially surrounded by an outer housing, the outer housing having nozzles at one end and an inlet port at another end opposite the one end, the housing including an outlet connector arranged between the ends;
- a diverter valve supported by the spray chamber for selectively controlling fluid flow from the inlet port to the nozzles and the outlet connector;
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- a knob near an exterior of the outer housing connected to the diverter valve and rotatable between multiple positions.
A method of using a shower assembly comprising the steps of:
- a) securing a shower head to a spout;
- b) providing a hand-held shower wand outlet port on the shower head;
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- c) rotating a knob on the shower head between multiple positions to control the flow of fluid to nozzles on the shower head and the hand-held shower wand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.