Inline dispensing device
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsRobert J. Guthrie, Brian C. Wick, Evan Yee, Andrew Klinger
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Abstract
A capsule includes an upper body portion and a lower body portion that is coupled to the upper body portion. The lower body portion includes a lower wall that defines a lower opening. The lower body portion and the upper body portion together define an internal cavity. At least one of the upper body portion or the lower body portion includes a plurality of grooves spaced at intervals along a circumferential direction with respect to a central axis of the capsule. The plurality of grooves extends at an angle in a partially axial direction and a partially circumferential direction.
Claims20
A housing for an inline shower device, comprising:
- an inlet port that is configured to be fluidly coupled to an inlet waterway;
- an outlet port;
- a fluid ejecting passage configured to fluidly couple a capsule to the outlet port;
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- a housing portion including an engaging portion, the engaging portion configured to support the capsule on the housing portion, the engaging portion comprising a groove extending at an angle in a partially axial direction and a partially circumferential direction, the groove configured to guide the capsule toward the housing portion responsive to rotation of the capsule relative to the housing portion.
An inline shower device, comprising:
- a housing comprising a first engaging portion;
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- a capsule comprising a second engaging portion, the second engaging portion configured to interact with the first engaging portion to detachably couple the capsule to the housing, at least one of the first engaging portion or the second engaging portion comprising a groove, at least a portion of the groove extending at an angle in a partially axial direction and a partially circumferential direction.
A method, comprising:
- engaging a first engaging portion of a capsule with a second engaging portion of a housing, one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion comprising a groove, at least a portion of the groove extending at an angle in a partially axial direction and a partially circumferential direction;
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- coupling the capsule to the housing by rotating the capsule with respect to the housing, the rotation causing movement of the capsule in an axial direction toward the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.