Wall-mounted shower head holding structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10767355-B2
Application number	US-201816059043-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2018
Priority date	Aug 9, 2018
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

A wall-mounted shower head holding structure includes a suction cup assembly capable of holding a shower head. The suction cup assembly includes a suction cup body and a retractable mechanism. The suction cup body can be retractably held to a front end of a wall-mounted main body through the retractable mechanism. When in use, the shower head is attached to and held at the front end of the suction cup assembly. It is quite convenient for use, and does not affect the use of the shower head.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wall-mounted shower head holding structure, comprising a suction cup assembly that is operable to releasably hold a shower head, the suction cup assembly being mounted to a front end of a wall-mounted main body and opposite to a back side of the wall-mounted main body that is adapted to mount to an external fixing surface such that the suction cup assembly that is mounted to the front end of the wall-mounted main body is opposite to the back side of the wall-mounted main body and is distant from the external fixing surface;
wherein the suction cup assembly comprises a suction cup body and a retractable mechanism, and the suction cup body is retractably held at the front end of the wall-mounted main body through the retractable mechanism; and
wherein the suction cup assembly further includes a rubber pad and a suction cup spring, and the retractable mechanism comprises a retraction spring, a fixing seat, a fixing nut and a switch handle; the front end of the wall-mounted main body is formed with a sliding sleeve, the fixing seat being movable back and forth and disposed in the sliding sleeve, and the fixing nut is threadedly connected to a front end of the sliding sleeve; the retraction spring is disposed in the sliding sleeve, such that one end of the retraction spring abuts against a rear end of the fixing seat, and an opposite end of the retraction spring abuts against a rear end of an inner wall of the sliding sleeve; a back of the suction cup body is formed with a connecting sleeve, the connecting sleeve being movable back and forth and insertable through the fixing nut and fitted onto the fixing seat;
the suction cup body has a central through hole extending through a front and the back of the suction cup body, the rubber pad hermetically covering the front of the suction cup body, a connecting rod being connected to a back of the rubber pad, the connecting rod being inserted through the through hole, the connecting rod being further hinged to one end of a switch handle located on the back of the suction cup body, the suction cup spring being disposed between the rubber pad and the suction cup body, the suction cup spring being sleeved on the connecting rod, wherein when the rubber pad is pushed backward by the shower head, the rubber pad, the connecting rod, the switch handle, the suction cup body and the connecting sleeve are simultaneously moved backward, and the connecting sleeve pushes the fixing seat to slide backward in the sliding sleeve so that the retraction spring in the sliding sleeve is compressed to achieve retraction of the suction cup assembly; and
a back of the switch handle is formed with a raised portion having a curved surface corresponding to a front end of the fixing nut, wherein when the switch handle is moved backward such that the raised portion is pressed against the front end of the fixing nut, the switch handle pivots about a hinge point with the connecting rod by means of a reaction force of the front end of the fixing nut, and the switch handle simultaneously drives the connecting rod to move backward a certain distance to drive the connecting rod to pull the rubber pad to be recessed in the suction cup body so that the shower head is attached to and held on the suction cup assembly, and the raised portion is engaged with the front end of the fixing nut, enabling the suction cup assembly to be maintained in a retracted state.

2. The wall-mounted shower head holding structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the suction cup assembly further includes a C-shaped buckle, wherein a tail portion of the pull rod is formed with a groove, and the C-shaped buckle is inserted into the groove of the tail portion of the pull rod to restrict the connecting rod from coining out of the through hole.

3. The wall-mounted shower head holding structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a limiting ring is formed in a middle portion of the fixing nut, and the limiting ring is configured to restrict the fixing seat from slipping out of the sliding sleeve.

4. The wall-mounted shower head holding structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the end of the switch handle is formed with a hinge shaft, and the connecting rod has a hinge hole corresponding to the hinge shaft.

Assignees

• Purity Xiamen Sanitary Ware Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Xiwen
• Huang Jiayuan
• Ling Xingchuan
• Wu Guozhong
• Wu Weisheng
• Wu Jinlong

Classifications

• E03C1/066

  allowing height adjustment of shower head · CPC title

• F16B47/006

  the suction cups being activated by the rotation of a cranked lever arm · CPC title

• E03C1/06 Primary

  Devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath {(showers per se A47K3/28)} · CPC title