Showerhead
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorPeter KAJUCH
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Abstract
A high performance, low flow rate showerhead assembly includes a spray plate and a waterway support. The spray plate defines a plurality of openings extending therethrough. The waterway support is coupled to the spray plate. The waterway support defines a central opening and a plurality of channels. The plurality of channels extend away from the central opening in a substantially radial direction. At least one channel of the plurality of channels extend in a region of the spray plate corresponding to a greatest distance between the central opening and an outermost one of the plurality of openings along the spray plate.
Claims20
A showerhead assembly comprising:
- a spray plate defining a plurality of openings extending therethrough;
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- a waterway support coupled to the spray plate, the waterway support defining:
- a central opening;
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- a plurality of channels extending away from the central opening in a substantially radial direction, at least one channel of the plurality of channels extending in a region of the spray plate corresponding to a greatest distance between the central opening and an outermost one of the plurality of openings along the spray plate.
A waterway support for a showerhead assembly, the waterway support comprising:
- an inlet connector defining a central opening;
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- a waterway panel coupled to the inlet connector, the waterway panel defining a plurality of channels extending away from the central opening in a substantially radial direction, at least one channel of the plurality of channels extending in a region of the waterway panel between the central opening and a corner region of the waterway panel.
A method comprising:
- coupling a waterway support defining a central opening and a plurality of channels extending away from the central opening a substantially radial direction to a spray plate defining a plurality of openings therethrough such that at least one channel of the plurality of channels extends in a region of the spray plate that corresponds to a greatest distance between the central opening and an outermost one of the plurality of openings along the spray plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.