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US 2017/0304859 A1Published application
Shower arm attachment assembly
AssigneeWater Pik, Inc.
InventorsLeland C. LEBER, Gary D. GOLICHOWSKI, Michael J. QUINN
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Abstract
A shower arm attachment assembly including an arm coupling member, a shower pipe coupling member, and a locking member. The arm coupling member may fluidly connect to a shower arm for a showerhead and the shower pipe coupling member may fluidly connect to a shower pipe. The arm coupling member connects to the shower pipe coupling member and is selectively rotatably relative thereto. The locking member selectively controls rotation of the arm coupling member relative to the shower pipe coupling member.
Claims13
A shower arm assembly comprising
- a tubular arm with a transverse connection portion at a first end;
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- a shower arm attachment assembly rotatably connected to the transverse connection portion and including
- an arm coupling member configured to both allow rotation of the arm with respect thereto and fixedly interface with the transverse connection portion at multiple positions;
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- an arm rotation assembly including
- a connector rod comprising a threaded portion at a first end and a flange at a second end and positioned axially within a portion of the arm coupling member and axially within the transverse connection portion of the arm;
- a nut joined to the connector rod at the threaded end and operative with the connector rod to releasably press together the arm coupling member and the transverse connection portion of the arm;
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- a retaining clip slideably attached to and directly engaging the connector rod between the threaded portion and the flange and statically positioned with respect to the transverse connection portion of the arm to prevent disassembly of the arm from the arm coupling member independent of the nut.
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A shower arm assembly comprising:
- an arm including a first keying feature;
- a shower arm attachment assembly rotatably connected to the arm comprising
- an arm coupling member including a second keying feature for engagement with the first keying feature to substantially prevent rotation of the arm relative to the arm coupling member;
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- an arm rotation assembly including
- a connector rod positioned within the arm coupling member and within a portion of the arm and configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid flowing through the arm rotation assembly, the connector rod comprising a first end configured to engage and seal against the arm coupling member and a threaded portion at a second end that extends beyond the arm;
- a nut joined to the threaded portion of the connector rod and operative with the connector rod to releasably press together the arm coupling member and the arm to engage the first keying feature with the second keying feature;
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- a retaining clip slideably attached to and directly engaging the connector rod between the first end of the connector rod and the threaded portion at the second end and statically interfacing with the arm such that the retaining clip is operative with the connector rod to prevent disassembly of the arm from the arm coupling member independent of the nut.
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A shower arm assembly comprising:
- an arm defining a fluid flow conduit and including a first keying feature;
- a shower arm attachment assembly rotatably connected to the arm comprising;
- an arm coupling member including a second keying feature for engagement with the first keying feature to substantially prevent rotation of the arm relative to the arm coupling member;
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- an arm rotation assembly defining a fluid flow passage in fluid communication with the fluid flow conduit and including
- a connector rod comprising a threaded end and a flange at an opposite end, wherein the connector rod defines at least a portion of the fluid flow passage;
- a nut joined to the threaded end of the connector rod and operative with the connector rod to releasably press together the arm coupling member and the arm to engage the first keying feature with the second keying feature;
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- a retaining clip slideably attached to and directly engaging the connector rod between the threaded end and the flange and statically interfacing with the arm such that the retaining clip is operative with the connector rod to prevent disassembly of the arm from the arm coupling member independent of the nut.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.