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US 7,406,984 B2Granted
Fluid distribution device
AssigneeNikles Tec Italia S.r.l.
InventorsGerhard Nikles, Alberto Turrini
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Abstract
A fluid distribution device comprising a “T” shaped body suitable for being connected to a fluid feeding tubing by an inlet and defining two water outlets and wherein inside the body there is provided a seat for a cartridge wherein there is arranged a gate axially moving along the axis of the two outlets by control means actually by a user, for allowing the water flow from the inlet selectively to one of the two outlets or to both at the same time.
Claims9
A fluid distribution device, in particular for shower structures, comprising:
- a “T” shaped body suitable for being connected to a water feeding tubing by an inlet and defining at least two outlets of said fluid, said inlet being arranged along a first axis, said outlets being arranged along a second axis,
- a gate placed into said body and axially movable along said second axis between said two outlets,
- control means actuable by a user,
- said control means being suitable for influencing said gate for selectively allowing a passage of said fluid from said inlet to one of said two outlets or to both at the same time,
- wherein said gate is placed and movable into a control cartridge arranged into a seat inside said body,
- said gate cooperates with two outlet passages of the fluid from the body towards the outlets, a passage being obtained in a bottom wall of the cartridge, the other passage being obtained in a plug closing said cartridge and
- an eccentric pin, operating along said first inlet axis and controlled by said control means, which actuates said movement of said gate along said second axis
- wherein said plug is suitable for locking said control cartridge along said second axis,
- wherein said plug carries a fork that interferes with said pin along said first axis preventing the pin from slipping off said body.
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A fluid distribution device, in particular for shower structures, comprising:
- a “T” shaped body suitable for being connected to a water feeding tubing by an inlet and defining at least two outlets of said fluid, said inlet being arranged along a first axis, said outlets being arranged along a second axis,
- a gate placed into said body and axially movable along said second axis between said two outlets,
- control means actuable by a user,
- said control means being suitable for influencing said gate for selectively allowing a passage of said fluid from said inlet to one of said two outlets or to both at the same time, and
- an interface, such as a wall flange, suitable for being placed on a support surface for the device, and an adapter union suitable for cooperating with said interface for the connection of the body to the tubing, said adapter union and said flange being suitable for forming a spherical coupling so as to always maintain the device perpendicular to said surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.