Granted Patent B2

US 7,458,532 · App. 11/561,313 · Granted Dec 2, 2008

Abstract

Claims (40)

1. An attachment for emitting water from a water source, comprising:

an inlet end including an intake opening having an inlet height and an inlet width;

a transitional section connected to the inlet end;

an outlet end connected to the transitional section opposite from the inlet end, the outlet end including a dispersion opening having an outlet height and an outlet width;

a reinforcement member attached to the transitional section;

a support rim positioned around the dispersion opening to support the outlet end;

wherein the inlet end includes an external cover and an internal sleeve disposed within and spaced from the external cover; and

wherein the internal sleeve includes an outer surface and a plurality of attachment members spaced along the outer surface and positioned to removably secure the water source to the inlet end.

2. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the inlet end has a circular shape.

3. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the inlet end has a polygonal shape.

4. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the support rim extends outside the dispersion opening.

5. The attachment of claim 1 , further including a longitudinal axis and the reinforcement member includes a length and a width, the length substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis.

6. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the outlet width is at least 1.5 times larger than the inlet width.

7. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the inlet height is at least twice as large as the outlet height.

8. An attachment for emitting water from a water source, comprising:

an inlet end having an external cover and an internal sleeve positioned within and spaced from the external cover;

a transitional section connected to the inlet end;

an outlet end connected to the transitional section opposite from the inlet end and including a outlet opening and a support rim surrounding the outlet opening;

a reinforcement member attached to the transitional section and spaced from the outlet end to support the transitional section; and

wherein the internal sleeve includes an outer surface and a plurality of attachment members spaced along the outer surface and positioned to removably secure the water source to the inlet end.

9. The attachment of claim 8 , wherein the reinforcement member has a polygonal shape.

10. The attachment of claim 9 , wherein the reinforcement member includes external edges and a peak.

11. The attachment of claim 10 , wherein the reinforcement member increases in mass from the edges to the peak.

12. The attachment of claim 11 , further including a longitudinal axis and the peak of reinforcement member is substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis.

13. The attachment of claim 8 , wherein:

the inlet end includes an intake opening having an inlet height and an inlet width;

the outlet opening including an outlet height and an outlet width;

wherein the outlet height is smaller than the inlet height and the outlet width is larger than the inlet width.

14. An attachment for emitting water from a water source, the emitted water having an erosion effect, the attachment comprising:

a longitudinal axis and a length;

an inlet end having an external cover and an internal sleeve disposed within and spaced from the external cover, the internal sleeve including an outer surface and a plurality of attachment members spaced along the outer surface and positioned to removably secure the water source to the inlet end;

a transitional section connected to the inlet end;

an outlet end connected to the transitional section opposite from the inlet end and including a dispersion opening and a support rim surrounding and supporting the dispersion opening;

a reinforcement member attached to the transitional section and spaced from the outlet end and the inlet end to support the transitional section, the reinforcement member including external edges and a peak, the reinforcement member increasing in mass from the edges to the peak, and the peak positioned substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the attachment.

15. The attachment of claim 14 , the inlet end including a center point, the dispersion opening positioned below the center point.

16. The attachment of claim 15 , wherein:

the inlet end includes an intake opening having an inlet height and an inlet width;

the dispersion opening including an outlet height and an outlet width; and

wherein the outlet width is at least 1.5 times larger than the inlet width and the inlet height is at least twice as large as the outlet height.

17. The attachment of claim 16 , wherein differential between outlet width and inlet width and outlet height and inlet height over the length of the attachment reduces the erosion effect of the emitting water from a water source.

Assignments (8)