US 4,651,720 A · Massaging and showering assembly

Abstract

A massaging and showering assembly comprising a guide rail along which a carriage holding a massage and shower head can be moved vertically; a water flow reversing control-unit and a piston-cylinder arrangement which is connected to a water line and with which the carriage is in communication. Known assemblies of this kind have been of costly and generally heavy design, the guide rail, in particular being freely accessible and highly exposed to dirt and damage. They also occupy a relatively large space and are very difficult to install in shower cabins. In contrast to this, the assembly of the present invention is to be produced at low production cost, to be light and compact, but to be highly reliable and while having great stability. This new assembly provides a carriage guiding rail with an inner chamber for the piston-cylinder arrangement, the inner chamber comprising a closing front wall. Moreover, the carriage-guiding rail is provided, behind the front wall, with an opening for a guide element for the carriage.

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A massaging and showering assembly comprising:

an upstanding guide rail;
a carriage movable upwardly and downwardly along said guide rail;
means for mounting at least one shower head on said carriage;
and
means for reversably driving said carriage to cause said carriage to reciprocate upward and downward along said guide rail, said driving means being driven by water supplied to a shower head on said carriage;
wherein said guide rail forms at least part of an enclosure shaving a closed front wall facing in the direction of water spray from a shower head mounted on said carriage, said driving means comprises a piston and cylinder arrangement mounted on a transverse wall within said enclosure behind said front wall, said front wall is releasably secured to the rest of said guide rail and can be removed without disturbing said carriage to provide access to said driving means, said carriage is disposed at least substantially entirely behind said front wall and extends around the back of said guide rail, and the handle of a control valve for regulating the supply of water to said driving means is arranged on said front wall above the bottom of said guide rail.

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