US 6,473,916 B2Granted

Shower holding device for fixating a showerhead in a specific position on a wall slide bar

AssigneeJohs. Tandrup Metalvarefabrik ApS

InventorLeif Villy Schiødt

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Abstract

A device for fixing a showerhead in a position on a wall slide bar includes a casing having top and bottom surfaces each extending transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the bar and having cylindrical bore through the casing for receiving the bar. The device includes a brake pad that is engageable with the bar, and first and second pushbuttons, each of which is operable on the pad to engage the pad in a first position to engage the bar to fix the device in a specific position on the bar, and in a second position to disengage the pad from the bar, allowing the device to be moved longitudinally along the bar. The first pushbutton is in the top surface of the casing and is pressed in a first direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bar and toward the bottom surface of the casing to move from its first position to its second position. The second pushbutton is in the bottom surface of the casing and is pressed in a second direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bar and toward the top surface of the casing to move from its first position to its second position.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A shower holding device for fixating a showerhead in a specific position along a longitudinal direction of a wall slide bar, said shower holding device comprising:

(a) a casing defining a top surface and a bottom surface each extending transversely relative to said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar and having an open ended cylindrical bore extending through said casing from said top surface to said bottom surface for receiving said wall slide bar,
(b) braking means engaging with said wall slide bar thereby fixating said shower holding device at said specific position along said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar
(c) a set of parallelly acting pushbuttons independently co-operating with said braking means and each of said set of parallelly acting pushbuttons engaging in a first position said braking means for fixating said shower holding device at said specific position along said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar and disengaging in a second position said braking means for allowing movement of said shower holding device along said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar, and
said set of pushbuttons being constituted by a first pushbutton located on said top surface of said casing and a second pushbutton located on said bottom surface of said casing, said first pushbutton being independently depressible in a first direction substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar and toward said bottom surface of said casing obtaining said second position of said first pushbutton and said second pushbutton independently being depressible in a second direction substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar and toward said top surface of said casing obtaining said second position of said second pushbutton.

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A shower holding assembly comprising

(d) a hose for connecting to a water mixing fitting,
(e) a showerhead for ejecting water,
(f) a connector for connecting said showerhead to said hose,
(g) a wall slide bar for mounting on a wall in a bath room,
(h) a shower holding device for fixating said showerhead in a specific position along a longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar, said shower holding device comprising:
(i) a casing defining a top surface and a bottom surface each extending transversely relative to said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar and having an open ended cylindrical bore extending through said casing from said top surface to said bottom surface for receiving said wall slide bar,
(ii) braking means engaging with said wall slide bar thereby fixating said shower holding device at said specific position along said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar,
(iii) a set of parallel acting pushbuttons independently co-operating with said braking means and each of said set of parallel acting pushbuttons engaging in a first position said braking means fixating said shower holding device to said specific position along said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar and disengaging in a second position said braking means allowing movement of said shower holding device along said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar, and
said set of pushbuttons being constituted by a first pushbutton located on said top surface of said casing and a second pushbutton located on said bottom surface of said casing, said first pushbutton being independently depressible in a first direction substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar and toward said bottom surface of said casing obtaining said second position of said first pushbutton and simultaneously causing movement of said casing in said first direction and said second pushbutton being independently depressible in a second direction substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction of said wall slide bar and toward said top surface of said casing obtaining said second position of said second pushbutton and simultaneously causing movement of said casing in said second direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/871,218Filed 31 May 2001
Priority: EP 0061005531 May 2000
Published: US 2002/0016988 A114 Feb 2002
Granted: 5 Nov 2002
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

E03C 1/066
Devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath: allowing height adjustment of shower head
E03C 1/06
Plumbing installations for fresh water: devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath
E03C
Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water