US 4,228,558 AGranted

Water impeller brush and massage

OwnerSemen Zhadanovinventor

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Abstract

A shower massage head having rotating brushes and an outlet for a shower including intake and outlet conduits connected to a rotor. The rotor blades are so arranged that they do not extend to the center of the rotor thereby providing relief against back pressure on the rotor blades that would slow the rotor. The rotor is also eccentrically mounted adjacent to an inlet port so that as the rotor is rotated by the water input the eccentric mounting causes a rapidly increasing cross-sectional path for the exit of water at the periphery of the rotor. A gate valve is provided in the exit section so that all of the water which is operated at the brush or rotor may be exhausted or all of the water may be directed to a shower head or a division may be made between exhaust and shower head to control the shower head flow. Various other attachments may be used including an eccentrically mounted massaging device operated by the rotor from a platform connected to the rotor having an eccentric drive stub shaft.

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Dependent claims

A shower head;

comprising:
a housing including a generally circular portion;
a water inlet opening for said housing and a water outlet opening for said housing;
means for connecting water conduits to said respective inlet and outlet openings;
means for passing water out of said housing in the form of a shower spray;
a rotor mounted within and eccentric with respect to said generally cylindrical portion of said housing, said rotor including a base having a plurality of blades mounted thereon, said blades being so positioned that they are rotated by the force of water exiting said inlet opening;
said blades of said rotor extending substantially radially of said rotor but having a gap between the inner end of each blade and the center of said rotor providing a means for dissipation of water under pressure thereinto;
a rotor massage member coupled to said rotor for rotation therewith;
said eccentric mounting of said rotor providing a steadily increasing spacing between the outer ends of said blades of said rotor and the inner wall of the housing in the area of said generally cylindrical portion to provide further relief for water under pressure as the water is directed to said outlet.

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