GB2450403A

GB2450403A - Shower device

Info

Publication number: GB2450403A
Application number: GB0810731A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Pi Kuang Tsai
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-06-12
Filing date: 2008-06-12
Publication date: 2008-12-24
Anticipated expiration: 2028-06-12
Also published as: GB0810731D0; GB2450403B

Abstract

A shower device includes a frame 10 having a conduit 14 there being two barrels 16 attached to two end portions 15 of the frame 10. A cover 40 engages with a housing 30 and has a number of holes 44. A plate 50 is disposed in the housing 30 and has a number of nozzles 53 engaged through the holes 44 of the cover 40. Two distributors 70 each have a pipe 71 engaged into the barrels 16, a bore being formed in the pipe 71. A pathway 74 is formed in the pipe 71 and communicates with the barrels 16, the conduit 14 of the frame 10 and the bore of the pipe 71 allowing the housing 30 and the cover 40 to be pivoted relative to frame 10.

Description

* . PIVOTAL SHOWER DEVICE The invention relates to a shower device

including a pivotal structure for easily and readily and quickly rotated to any required or selected angular position and for allowing the shower device to be suitably operated by the users.

Typical shower devices or shower mounting facilities or shower head assemblies comprise one or more shower heads attached or coupled to a wall-mounted shower faucet or shower supply pipe for supplying water and for conducting the shower operations.

For example, U.S. Patent No. 4,901,927 to Valdivia discloses one of the typical dual shower head assemblies comprising a lower shower head and an upper shower head attached or coupled to a wall-mounted shower faucet or shower supply pipe with connecting conduits and arranged for allowing the shower heads to be suitably pivoted relative to the wall-mounted shower faucet or shower supply pipe.

However, the pivotal operation of the shower heads is limited and the shower heads may not be easily pivoted or rotated to any suitable or selected position or direction.

U.S. Patent No. 5,749,552 to Fan discloses another typical shower head mounting assembly comprising an upper shower head or shower attachment fixedly attached or secured or coupled to the wall-mounted shower faucet or shower supply pipe, and a lower shower head or shower attachment pivotally attached or coupled to the wall-mounted shower faucet or shower supply pipe with connecting conduits or posts.

However, the pivotal or rotational operation of the shower attachments is also limited and the shower attachments may not be easily pivoted or rotated to any suitable or selected position or direction.

U.s. Patent No. 6,442,775 to Gransow et a!. discloses a further typical pivotal dual-head shower fixture comprising a stationary base body fixed to a wall and coupled to a wall-mounted mixing faucet with a hose, a U-shaped tube pivotally attached or coupled to the base body, and two identical shower heads pivotally attached or coupled to the U-shaped tube for allowing the shower heads to be pivoted and rotated relative to the wall-mounted shower faucet to any suitable or selected position or direction.

However, the shower heads are required to be pivotally attached or coupled to the U-shaped tube which is then attached to the stationary base body, and the stationary base body is then required to be attached or coupled to the wall-mounted shower faucet with a hose, such that the typical pivotal dual-head shower fixture comprises a complicated structure that may greatly increase the manufacturing cost for the typical pivotal dual-head shower fixture and that may not be easily installed or mounted by the users themselves.

It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a shower device including a pivotal structure for easily and readily and quickly rotated to any required or selected angular position and for allowing the shower device to be suitably and easily operated by the users.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to the invention there is provided a shower device comprising:-a frame including a coupler provided and attached to a middle portion thereof, and including a conduit formed in the frame and communicating with the coupler for receiving a water, the frame including two end portions each having a barrel attached to the frame, and including a bore formed in each of the barrels and communicating with the conduit of the frame for receiving the water, and including a space formed between the barrels, and the barrels being aligned with each other in a longitudinal axis, a housing including a chamber formed by an outer peripheral wall, and including two openings oppositely formed in the outer peripheral wall for rotatably attaching the housing to the frame, a cover engaged with the housing and including two openings oppositely formed in an outer peripheral fence of the cover and aligned with the openings of the housing, and including a number of holes formed in the cover, a plate disposed in the chamber of the housing and including a number of nozzles extended outwardly therefrom and engaged through the holes of the cover respectively, and including a number of passages formed in the nozzles respectively for allowing the water to flow from the chamber of the housing out through the passages of the nozzles of the plate, and two distributors each including a pipe engaged into the bores of the barrels respectively, and each including a bore formed in the pipe, and each including a pathway formed in the pipe and communicating with the bore of the barrel and the conduit of the frame and communicating with the bore of the pipe for supplying the water from the barrels into the chamber of the housing and to flow out through the passages of the nozzles of the plate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shower device; FIGS. 2, 3 are cross sectional views of the shower device taken along lines 2-2, and 3-3 of FIG. 1 respectively; FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the shower device; FIGS. 5, 6, 7 are cross sectional views similar to FIG. 2, illustrating the operation of the shower device; and FIGS. 8, 9, 10 are perspective views illustrating the operation of the shower device.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-5, a shower device comprises a curved or arched or C-shaped arm or frame 10 including a mouth or coupler 11 formed or provided and attached to a middle portion 12 thereof for coupling to a tube 20 with a fastener or coupler 13, and the tube 20 may be coupled to a water reservoir with a shower supply pipe 80 or the like and with another fastener or coupler 21 for receiving the water and for allowing the water to flow from the tube 20 and the frame 10, and an outer sleeve 22 engaged onto the outer peripheral portion of the tube 20 for covering or shielding the tube 20 and for allowing the outer sleeve 22 to be comfortably grasped or held by the user, the outer sleeve 22 may be anchored and retained between the couplers 13, 21.

The frame 10 includes a conduit 14 formed in the inner portion of the frame 10 and communicating with the coupler 11, and includes two end portions 15, and a barrel 16 attached to each of the end portions 15 and having a bore 17 formed in the barrel 16 (FIGS.

3, 4) and communicating with the conduit 14 of the frame 10 for receiving the water. Due to the curved or arched or C-shaped structure for the frame 10, a space 18 will be formed between the barrels 16 (FiGS. 3, 4), and the barrels 16 are aligned with each other or include a common longitudinal axis 88 (FIGS. 1, 3-4), and the space 18 which is formed between the barrels 16 of the frame 10 is provided for rotatably attaching or securing or coupling a shower housing 30 with one or more (such as two) spindles or distributors 70.

The housing 30 includes a chamber 31 formed therein (FIG. 4) and formed or defined by an outer peripheral wall 32, and includes two openings 33 oppositely formed in the outer peripheral wall 32 and aligned with the barrels 16 respectively (FIG. 4) and for rotatably attaching or securing or coupling the housing 30 to the frame 10. The housing 30 further includes one or more studs 34 formed or extended in the inner portion of the outer peripheral wall 32 or in the chamber 31 of the housing 30, and a mirror 35 selectively attached onto the housing 30, for example, the housing includes a recess formed therein (not shown) for receiving and supporting the mirror 35.

A cover 40 includes a compartment 41 formed therein (FIGS. 2, 5-7) and formed or defined by an outer peripheral fence 42 for engaging onto the outer peripheral portion of the housing 30, and also includes two openings 43 oppositely formed in the outer peripheral fence 42 of the cover 40 and aligned with the barrels 16 respectively and also aligned with the openings 33 of the housing 30 and for rotatably attaching or securing or coupling the cover 40 and the shower housing 30 between the barrels 16 of the frame 10 with the spindles or distributors 70. The cover 40 includes a number of holes 44 formed therein.

A plate 50 is disposed in the chamber 31 of the housing 30 and/or the compartment 41 of the cover 40, and engaged with the studs 34 of the housing 30, and includes a number of orifices 51 formed therein and aligned with the studs 34 of the housing 30 for receiving fasteners 52 which may secure the plate 50 to the housing and to close the chamber 31 of the housing 30, and includes a number of nozzles 53 extended outwardly therefrom, and includes a number of orifices or passages 54 formed in or through the nozzles 53 respectively (FIG. 2) for allowing the water to flow from the chamber 31 of the housing 30 out through the orifices or passages 54 of the nozzles 53 of the plate 50.

A cap 55 includes a number of orifices 56 formed therein and aligned with the studs 34 of the housing 30 for receiving the fasteners 52 which may secure the plate 50 and the cap 56 to the housing 30 and which may secure the cap 56 between the plate 50 and the cover 40. The cap 56 includes a number of apertures 57 formed therein for receiving or engaging with the nozzles 53 of the plate 50 which also engaged into or through the holes 44 of the cover 40 respectively and thus for allowing the water to flow out through the orifices or passages 54 of the nozzles 53 of the plate 50 and also to flow out through the cover 40.

The spindles or distributors 70 each include a pipe 71 rotatably engaged into the bore 17 of the barrel 16 respectively, and engaged through the openings 43 of the cover 40 and engaged through the openings 33 of the housing 30 for rotatably attaching the cover 40 and the housing 30 between the barrel 16, and one or more sealing rings 72 engaged between the pipe 71 and the barrel 16 for making or forming a rotatably water tight seal between the pipe 71 and the barrel 16, and each include a bore 73 formed therein (FIGS. 3, 4), and each include a pathway 74 formed therein and communicating with the bore 17 of the barrel 16 and the conduit 14 of the frame 10, and also communicating with the bore 73 of the pipe 71 for supplying the water from the barrels 16 into the chamber 31 of the housing 30 and then for allowing the water to flow from the chamber 31 of the housing 30 and then to flow out through the orifices or passages 54 of the nozzles 53 of the plate 50 for water spraying or showering purposes.

The distributors 70 may be engaged with the barrels 16 with such as a threading engagement 75 (FIGS. 3, 4) for solidly and detachably coupling or securing the barrels 16 and the distributor 70 together, and each include an enlarged outer head 76 having an engaging slot 77 formed therein (FIGS. 2-4) for engaging with a driving tool (not shown) which may secure or detach the distributor from the barrels 1 6.

In operation, as shown in FIGS. 5-10, the shower housing 30 may be rotatably attached or secured or coupled to the frame 10 for allowing the housing 30 to be suitably rotated relative to the frame to any suitable or selected angular position, and for allowing the orifices or passages 54 of the nozzles 53 of the plate 50 to be suitably rotated or directed toward the users (FIGS. 8-10), and the mirror 35 may also be selectively or suitably rotated or directed toward the users, the mirror 35 may also be directly shined or polished or formed on the rear or back portion of the housing 30.

Claims

CLAIMS:- 1. A shower device comprising: a frame including a coupler

provided and attached to a middle portion thereof, and including a conduit formed in the frame and communicating with the coupler for receiving a water, the frame including two end portions each having a barrel attached to the frame, and including a bore formed in each of the barrels and communicating with the conduit of the frame for receiving the water, and including a space formed between the barrels, and the barrels being aligned with each other in a longitudinal axis, a housing including a chamber formed by an outer peripheral wall, and including two openings oppositely formed in the outer peripheral wall for rotatably attaching the housing to the frame, a cover engaged with the housing and including two openings oppositely formed in an outer peripheral fence of the cover and aligned with the openings of the housing, and including a plurality of holes formed in the cover, a plate disposed in the chamber of the housing and including a plurality of nozzles extended outwardly therefrom and engaged through the holes of the cover respectively, and including a plurality of passages formed in the nozzles respectively for allowing the water to flow from the chamber of the housing out through the passages of the nozzles of the plate, and two distributors each including a pipe engaged into the bores of the barrels respectively, and each including a bore formed in the pipe, and each including a pathway formed in the pipe and I0 communicating with the bore of the barrel and the conduit of the frame and communicating with the bore of the pipe for supplying the water from the barrels into the chamber of the housing and to flow out through the passages of the nozzles of the plate.
2. The shower device as claimed in claim I, wherein the housing includes a plurality of studs extended in the chamber of the housing, and the plate is engaged with the studs of the housing.
3. The shower device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distributors are engaged with the barrels with a threading engagement.
4. The shower device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distributors each include an enlarged head having an engaging slot formed therein.
5. The shower device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cap is secured between the plate and the cover and includes a plurality of apertures formed therein for receiving and engaging with the nozzles of the plate.
6. The shower device as claimed in claim I, wherein the housing includes a mirror attached onto the housing.
7. The shower device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a tube is coupled to the coupler of the frame with a second coupler, and the tube is coupled to a pipe with a third coupler.
8. The shower device as claimed in claim 7, wherein an outer sleeve is engaged onto the tube and anchored between the second and the third couplers.
9. The shower device substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.