Shower

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11850608-B2
Application number	US-202016877137-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2020
Priority date	Sep 3, 2014
Publication date	Dec 26, 2023
Grant date	Dec 26, 2023

Abstract

A shower system includes a shower assembly and a mounting system. The shower assembly includes a chamber configured to receive water from a water source and a plurality of outlets configured to pass water from the chamber. The chamber is unpressurized by a supply pressure of the water source. The mounting system is for coupling the shower assembly to a building structure. The mounting system is configured to adjust a position of the shower assembly relative to the building structure. The mounting system includes a post and a fitting. The post is configured to be coupled to the building structure at a fixed position. The fitting is coupled to the shower assembly and adjustably coupled to the post, such that a vertical position of the shower assembly may be adjusted relative to the post and the building structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shower system comprising:
a shower assembly including a chamber configured to receive water from a water source and a plurality of outlets configured to pass water from the chamber, the chamber and water received within the chamber being unpressurized by a supply pressure of the water source; and
a mounting system for coupling the shower assembly to a building structure, the mounting system being configured to adjust a position of the shower assembly relative to the building structure, the mounting system comprising:
a post configured to be coupled to the building structure at a fixed position; and
a fitting coupled to the shower assembly and adjustably coupled to the post, such that a vertical position of the shower assembly may be adjusted relative to the post and the building structure.

2. The shower system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting system further comprises a bracket, the post being coupled to the bracket, and the bracket being configured to couple to the building structure to indirectly couple the post to the building structure.

3. The shower system of claim 1 , wherein the post is a male member, and the fitting is a female member adjustably received on the post.

4. The shower system of claim 1 , wherein the post is a female member, and the fitting is a male member adjustably received in the post.

5. The shower system of claim 1 , wherein the chamber is defined by an upper wall, the fitting extending into the chamber through the upper wall in a region to allow vertical adjustment of the shower assembly from within the chamber.

6. The shower system of claim 5 , wherein the upper wall is substantially sealed in the region through which the fitting extends.

7. The shower system of claim 5 , wherein the shower assembly includes a lower panel that seals the chamber and is removable to provide access to the fitting for adjusting the vertical position of the shower assembly.

8. The shower system of claim 1 , wherein the post is externally threaded and the fitting includes a bore that is internally threaded for receiving the post and adjusting the vertical position of the shower assembly.

9. The shower system of claim 8 , wherein the shower assembly includes an upper wall having a hole, the fitting includes a flange and an externally threaded shaft extending through the hole, and the mounting system further includes a nut received on the threaded shaft, the upper wall being compressed between the flange and the nut.

10. The shower system of claim 9 , wherein the mounting system further includes a seal, the seal being compressed between the upper wall and the nut to seal the hole to prevent passing of water from the shower assembly through the hole.

11. The shower system of claim 1 , wherein the shower assembly includes a plurality of shower mounting features provided in a first non-adjustable spatial orientation on the shower assembly; and
wherein the mounting system includes a bracket, the post, and one or more additional posts, the posts being fixed to the bracket in a second non-adjustable spatial orientation on the bracket, the bracket being configured to couple to the building structure at a fixed location so as to couple the plurality of posts to the building structure at a fixed position, and the second non-adjustable spatial orientation being configured to align each of the plurality of posts with one of the shower mounting features.

12. The shower system of claim 11 , wherein the mounting system includes a plurality of fittings, each fitting coupled to the shower assembly at one of the shower mounting features and adjustably received on a respective post, such that a vertical position of each shower mounting feature may be adjusted along the respective post.

13. The shower system of claim 12 , wherein the shower assembly includes at least three shower mounting features and the mounting system includes at least three posts and at least three fittings, each post and each fitting corresponding to one of the shower mounting features, such that the shower assembly may be adjusted to a predetermined shower assembly orientation relative to a horizontal plane.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Rexach Rafael Alfredo
• Szemetylo Stephanie
• Richter-O'Connell David J
• Elsesser Jeffrey James
• Giefer James S

Classifications

• B05B1/188

  with user-actuated controlling members · CPC title

• B05B1/182 Primary

  characterised by their outlet openings or elements; Mounting arrangements therefor · CPC title

• B05B1/185 Primary

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

• B05B1/18 Primary

  Roses; Shower heads · CPC title

• B05B15/60

  Arrangements for mounting, supporting or holding spraying apparatus · CPC title