Adjustable height shower apparatus with multiple shower sprayers

A bathtub arrangement or shower stall, comprising:

• (a) a mounting assembly attached on a wall;
• (b) a plurality of sprayers;
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• (c) a rigid cantilevered framework of fluid conduits to which the sprayers are directly attached in an arrangement of sprayers, the framework comprising fluid conduits defining fluid passageways from a fluid inlet port to each sprayer of the arrangement of sprayers whereby pressurized water is able to flow from the fluid inlet port to each sprayer of the arrangement of sprayers, the framework being connected to plumbing in the wall for the flow of water thereto;
• (d) wherein the mounting assembly comprises a first component vertically positionable and lockable on a mounting component that is attached in fixed position on the wall;
• (e) wherein the framework is attached to the first component and acts as a cantilever in support of one or more sprayers of the arrangement of sprayers;
• (f) wherein the framework and the attached sprayers are adjustable to different desired heights by moving and locking the first component relative to the mounting component so as to position the framework over a person's head;
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• (g) wherein, when moved to and locked in one such position, the arrangement of sprayers comprises a front sprayer extending below a lowermost elevation of the mounting component and configured to spray water onto a front of a person's body, an intermediate sprayer extending above an uppermost elevation of the mounting component and configured to spray water onto a person's head, and a back sprayer extending above the uppermost elevation of the mounting component and configured to spray water onto a person's back, the front sprayer representing a lowermost sprayer of the arrangement.

A method of installing a shower apparatus in an existing bathtub arrangement or shower stall, comprising the steps of:

• (a) mounting, onto a wall of an existing bathtub arrangement or shower stall, a framework using a mounting assembly comprising a first component vertically positionable and lockable on a mounting component that is attached in fixed position on the wall such that the framework is adjustable in height relative to a floor, the framework having sprayers attached thereto and supported solely by such attachment in a spacial arrangement for showering, the framework comprising fluid passageways from a fluid inlet port to each sprayer of the arrangement of sprayers whereby pressurized water is able to flow from the fluid inlet port to each sprayer of the arrangement of sprayers;
• (b) connecting the framework to plumbing in the wall for the flow of water thereto;
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• (c) adjusting the height of the framework by positioning and locking the first component on the mounting component so as to raise and lower the framework and the attached sprayers while in the spacial arrangement, with the attached sprayers moving concurrently with the framework so as to maintain the spacial arrangement of the sprayers during such raising and lowering,
• (d) wherein, when the framework and attached sprayers in the spacial arrangement for showering are raised to a particular height, the arrangement of sprayers comprises a front sprayer that extends below a lowermost elevation of the mounting component and that is configured to spray water onto a front of a person's body, an intermediate sprayer that extends above an uppermost elevation of the mounting component and that is configured to spray water onto a person's head, and a back sprayer that extends above the uppermost elevation of the mounting component and that is configured to spray water onto a person's back, the front sprayer representing a lowermost sprayer of the arrangement of sprayers.