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US 2016/0236223 A1Published application
Handheld shower system
AssigneeMoen Incorporated
InventorsGeorg Scheffer, William Wray Shepler, Eric John Tonissen
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Abstract
The present invention provides a handheld shower system with magnetic docking and a mechanical retention feature.
Claims20
A handheld shower system, comprising:
- a handheld, the handheld including a handheld housing, the handheld housing being operable to attach to a spray face;
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- a cradle, the cradle including a cradle housing;
- wherein one of the handheld housing and the cradle housing includes a lip, and the other of the handheld housing and the cradle housing includes a tab;
- wherein one of the handheld and the cradle includes a magnet, and the other of the handheld and the cradle includes a magnet or a magnetically attractable material;
- wherein the handheld is docked on the cradle by attraction of the magnet of one of the handheld and the cradle to the magnet or the magnetically attractable material of the other of the handheld and the cradle;
- wherein, as a downward force is applied to the handheld while the handheld is docked on the cradle, the tab on the cradle housing contacts the lip on the handheld housing and the handheld is retained on the cradle;
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- wherein, as an upward force is applied to the handheld while the handheld is docked on the cradle, the tab on the cradle housing does not contact the lip on the handheld housing and the handheld becomes undocked from the cradle.
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A handheld shower system, comprising:
- a handheld, the handheld including a handheld housing, the handheld housing including a handle and a head, the handle including an inlet, the head including an outlet, the handheld housing including a passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet, the head having a front side and a back side, the front side of the head being operable to attach to a spray face, the back side of the head including a lip;
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- a cradle, the cradle including a cradle housing, the cradle housing including an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet, the cradle housing having a front end and a back end, the front end of the cradle housing including a tab;
- wherein the outlet of the cradle housing is operable to be fluidly connected to the inlet of the handheld;
- wherein one of the handheld and the cradle includes a magnet, and the other of the handheld and the cradle includes a magnet or a magnetically attractable material;
- wherein the handheld is docked on the cradle by attraction of the magnet of one of the handheld and the cradle to the magnet or the magnetically attractable material of the other of the handheld and the cradle;
- wherein, as a downward force is applied to the handheld while the handheld is docked on the cradle, the tab on the front end of the cradle housing contacts the lip on the back side of the head and the handheld is retained on the cradle;
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- wherein, as an upward force is applied to the handheld while the handheld is docked on the cradle, the tab on the front end of the cradle housing does not contact the lip on the back side of the head and the handheld becomes undocked from the cradle.
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A handheld shower system, comprising:
- a handheld, the handheld including a handheld housing, the handheld housing including a handheld body and a handheld cover, the handheld body including a handle and a head, the handle including an inlet, the head including an outlet, the handheld body including a passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet, the head having a front side and a back side, the front side of the head being operable to attach to a spray face, the back side of the head being operable to attach to the handheld cover, the handheld cover including a lip;
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- a cradle, the cradle including a cradle housing, the cradle housing including a cradle body and a cradle cover, the cradle body including an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet, the cradle body having a front end and a back end, the front end of the cradle body including a tab;
- wherein the outlet of the cradle housing is operable to be fluidly connected to the inlet of the handle;
- wherein one of the handheld and the cradle includes a magnet, and the other of the handheld and the cradle includes a magnet or a magnetically attractable material;
- wherein the handheld is docked on the cradle by attraction of the magnet of one of the handheld and the cradle to the magnet or the magnetically attractable material of the other of the handheld and the cradle;
- wherein, as a downward force is applied to the handheld while the handheld is docked on the cradle, the tab on the front end of the cradle body contacts the lip on the handheld cover and the handheld is retained on the cradle;
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- wherein, as an upward force is applied to the handheld while the handheld is docked on the cradle, the tab on the front end of the cradle body does not contact the lip on the handheld cover and the handheld becomes undocked from the cradle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.