Shower head assembly
View Patent ↗A shower head having a plurality of nozzles capable of attachment to a flexible shower arm. The shower head has a unique nozzle construction that allows for the manipulation of an external flexible nozzle to remove mineral deposits and has an internal, rigid nozzle structure for efficiently forming an aesthetically pleasing water stream. The shower head may have two available flow configurations which are selectable by a valve.
1. A water supply channel assembly, comprising:
a first water supply channel comprising:
a first flow path; and
a first group of apertures;
a second water supply channel comprising;
a second flow path; and
a second group of apertures; and
a first wall defining a commonly-shared sidewall of the first and second water supplies; wherein
the second flow path comprises a plurality of radially-extending flow channels.
2. The water supply channel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second water supply channel at least partially surrounds the first water supply channel.
3. The water supply channel assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the first flow path comprises a straight laminar flow path; and
the second flow path comprises an at least partially circular turbulent flow path.
4. The water supply channel assembly of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of radially-extending flow channels extend substantially directly outwardly from the at least partially circular turbulent flow path.
5. The water supply channel assembly of claim 4 , further comprising a second wall defining:
at least one sidewall of the plurality of radially-extending flow channels; and
at least one sidewall of the second flow path.
6. The water supply channel of claim 3 , further comprising:
an inner nozzle cover comprising a top of the first and second flow paths; and
an inner nozzle layer comprising a base of the first and second flow paths, the inner nozzle layer mating with the inner nozzle cover; wherein
the wall extends outwardly from the inner nozzle cover; and
the first and second groups of apertures are formed in the inner nozzle layer.
7. The water supply channel of claim 3 , further comprising a valve operative to direct water flow to one of the first and second flow paths.
8. The water supply channel of claim 7 , further comprising a unitary inner nozzle insert defining a top and a bottom for the first and second flow paths; wherein
the first wall is formed integrally in the unitary inner nozzle insert.
9. The water supply channel of claim 3 , further comprising a valve operative to regulate a flow speed of a liquid through the first and second flow paths.