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US 2013/0340854 A1Published application
Bracket for showerhead with integral flow control
AssigneeWater Pik, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Quinn, Leland C. Leber, Harold A. Luettgen, Ryan Saunders
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Abstract
A showerhead bracket having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a valve and a valve housing. the valve may be operably connected between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The valve includes a valve inlet port, a low flow exit port and a high flow exit port. The valve housing is disposed between the fluid inlet and the valve inlet port. And the valve can selectively rotate within the valve housing.
Claims19
1-21. (canceled)
A showerhead bracket comprising
- a bracket housing defining a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
- a spool that is selectively rotatable relative to the bracket housing to adjust a flow rate of fluid flowing from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet;
- a spring-biased fluid seal supported within the spool defining a metering hole;
- and
- a cradle configured to support a showerhead handle that is selectively rotatable relative to the bracket housing;
- wherein rotation of the spool to a low flow position positions the fluid seal against the fluid outlet such that fluid is directed through the metering hole.
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A showerhead bracket comprising
- a bracket housing defining a fluid inlet attachable to a shower pipe and a fluid outlet attachable to a showerhead assembly including a showerhead handle;
- a cradle configured to support the showerhead handle that is selectively rotatable by a user relative to the bracket housing;
- and
- a spring sandwiched between the bracket housing and the cradle, wherein
- the spring is configured to rotate relative to the bracket housing;
- and
- frictional forces between the spring and the bracket housing are sufficient to prevent the spring from rotating relative to the bracket housing when the showerhead handle is supported by the cradle and no rotational forces are applied to the cradle by the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.