Shower system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11400462-B2
Application number	US-201815865096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 8, 2018
Priority date	Jan 9, 2017
Publication date	Aug 2, 2022
Grant date	Aug 2, 2022

Abstract

Described are embodiments of a shower assembly that includes modular components that can be removably attached and may be replaced or interchanged with corresponding components having different form factor or design. In some embodiments, the shower assembly includes a diverter unit fluidly coupled to a fluid source and the diverter unit is configured to selectively direct flow of fluid from the fluid source to one or both of a shower head and a hand shower. The shower head includes a first plurality of nozzles configured to dispense fluid and the shower head is configured to be removably fluidly coupled to the diverter unit. The hand shower includes a second plurality of nozzles configured to dispense fluid and fluidly coupled by a hose to the diverter unit and the hand shower is configured to be removably attachable to the diverter unit by a connector.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A shower assembly, comprising:
a diverter unit fluidly coupled to a fluid source, the diverter unit configured to selectively direct flow of fluid from the fluid source to one or both of a shower head and a hand shower, wherein the diverter unit comprises one or more channels that are configured to couple to one or more corresponding waterways of the shower head to attach the shower head to the diverter unit;
a release mechanism attached to the diverter unit and comprising a push button configured to removably attach the shower head to the diverter unit, wherein the push button is configured to enable the shower head to detach from the coupled diverter unit when the push button is actuated;
the shower head comprising a first plurality of nozzles configured to dispense fluid, wherein the shower head is configured to be removably fluidly coupled to the diverter unit; and
the hand shower comprising a second plurality of nozzles configured to dispense fluid and fluidly coupled by a hose to the diverter unit, wherein the hand shower is configured to be removably attachable to the diverter unit by a connector, and
wherein a spray head portion of the hand shower sits proud with respect to the shower head and the diverter unit when the hand shower is attached to the diverter unit by the connector and wherein when the hand shower is attached to the diverter unit, a back surface of the hand shower is in full contact with a front-most surface of the diverter unit, such that the head portion of the hand shower sits proud with respect to the shower head and the diverter unit.

2. The shower assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shower head comprises an opening shaped to permit a correspondingly shaped front portion of the diverter unit to extend through the opening when the shower head is fluidly coupled to the diverter unit, and wherein the opening enables a front surface of the diverter unit to be exposed for removably attaching to the hand shower.

3. The shower assembly of claim 1 , comprising:
a paddle lever configured to be able to be actuated between a plurality of positions to cause the diverter unit to selectively direct flow of fluid from the fluid supply to one or both of the shower head and the hand shower.

4. The shower assembly of claim 3 , wherein, when the paddle lever is actuated in a first position of the plurality of positions, the diverter unit is configured to selectively direct flow of fluid from the fluid source to the hand shower and the shower head.

5. The shower assembly of claim 3 , wherein, when the paddle lever is actuated in a second position of the plurality of positions, the diverter unit is configured to selectively direct flow of fluid from the fluid source to the hand shower and not the shower head.

6. The shower assembly of claim 3 , wherein the paddle lever is attached to the diverter and configured to extend underneath the shower head.

7. The shower assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hand shower comprises a button that is configured to control a spray mode of the second plurality of nozzles.

8. The shower assembly of claim 1 , wherein the diverter unit comprises the connector.

9. The shower assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hand shower comprises the connector.

10. The shower assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises prongs.

11. The shower assembly of claim 10 , wherein the prongs comprise a pair of arms that extend outwardly from the diverter unit.

12. The shower assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises magnetically attractive material.

13. The shower assembly of claim 12 , wherein the magnetically attractive material removably attaches the hand shower to a front portion of the diverter unit.

Assignees

• As America Inc

Inventors

• L'Henaff Jean-Jacques
• Pitsch Walter
• MYERS Verne
• Ye Xiaojing
• Reinecker Greg
• Kalember Brian
• Ravassa Gabriela
• Williams Emilie
• Libbrecht Alanna Wing

Classifications

• B05B15/62

  Arrangements for supporting spraying apparatus, e.g. suction cups · CPC title

• A47K3/281

  Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers (A47K3/30, A47K3/38, A47K3/40 take precedence) · CPC title

• B05B1/18 Primary

  Roses; Shower heads · CPC title

• B05B1/185 Primary

  characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor · CPC title

• E03C1/0408

  Water installations especially for showers (E03C1/06 takes precedence; shower heads B05B1/18) · CPC title