IP Library Granted Patent US 11,400,462
Granted Patent B2
US 11,400,462 · App. 15/865,096 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Shower system

Inventors: Jean-Jacques L'Henaff (New Canaan, CT); Walter Pitsch (Washington, NJ); Verne Myers (Clinton, NJ); Xiaojing Ye (Edison, NJ); Greg Reinecker (Brooklyn, NY); Brian Kalember (Indianapolis, IN); Gabriela Ravassa (Brooklyn, NY); Emilie Williams (South Plainfield, NJ); Alanna Wing Libbrecht (Madison, NJ)
Assignee: AS America, Inc.
B05B1/185B05B1/169B05B1/18B05B15/62E03C1/0408E03C1/0409
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,400,462
App. No.
15/865,096
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (19)

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.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2019
From: AS IP HOLDCO, LLC
To: AS AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 049109/0847 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2018
From: L'HENAFF, JEAN-JACQUES; PITSCH, WALTER; MYERS, VERNE; YE, XIAOJING; REINECKER, GREG; KALEMBER, BRIAN; RAVASSA, GABRIELA; WILLIAMS, EMILIE; LIBBRECHT, ALANNA WING
To: AS IP HOLDCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 045970/0500 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62443995 · Jan 9, 2017
Related Publication 20180193851A1 · Jul 12, 2018
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