Universal joint for a shower head
OwnerTe-Sen Cheninventor
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Abstract
A universal joint for a shower head includes a water tube with an end coupler secured to an end thereof, the end coupler including an annular groove in an outer periphery thereof. A fitting includes a stop flange on a first end of an inner periphery thereof and a threading defined in a second end of the inner periphery thereof. The fitting is mounted around the end coupler and the end of the water tube with the threading of the fitting engaged with an end of the shower head. An anti-leak washer is mounted in the annular groove of the end coupler and in sealing contact with the inner periphery of the fitting. A sleeve is mounted between the end of the water tube and the fitting and bears against the stop flange of the fitting.
Claims3
A universal joint for a shower head, comprising:
- a water tube with an end coupler secured to an end thereof, the end coupler including an annular groove in an outer periphery thereof and a first stop flange;
- a fitting including a second stop flange on a first end of an inner periphery thereof and a threading defined in a second end of the inner periphery thereof, the fitting being mounted around the end coupler and the end of the water tube, the threading of the fitting being adapted to be engaged with an end of the shower head;
- an anti-leak washer mounted in the annular groove of the end coupler and in sealing contact with the inner periphery of the fitting;
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- a sleeve mounted between the end of the water tube and the fitting, the sleeve bearing against the first and second stop flanges to prevent movement thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.