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US 2010/0163652 A1Published application
Joint connector
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsPeter KAJUCH, Todd W. LEONHARD
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Abstract
A ball joint connector is provided for linking a showerhead to a water supply pipe. The connector has an internal venturi that draws air into the connector to aerate water being provided to the showerhead. A flow control member is disposed in a fluid pathway connected to the venturi, preventing spraying or leaking out the air inlet, while reducing noise associated with the air induction.
Claims13
A joint connector comprising:
- a housing having an inlet section sized and shaped to connect to a fluid supply outlet, and an outlet section sized and shaped to receive a fluid dispersing member;
- a passageway extending axially through the housing, wherein a portion of the passageway is sized and shaped to form a venturi;
- a fluid pathway extending from a portion of the venturi to an exterior surface of the housing;
- a flow control member disposed within the fluid pathway;
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- the housing further including a fluid channel transecting the fluid pathway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.