Handheld showerhead with push-button release mechanism
A handheld showerhead assembly including a handheld showerhead and a receiver to which the handheld showerhead is releasably securable. The handheld showerhead includes a push-button on a handle portion thereof for releasing the handheld showerhead from the receiver. The handheld showerhead is maintained securely engaged with the receiver until the push-button is depressed to permit removal of the handheld showerhead from the receiver. Cooperating magnetic components attract the handheld showerhead to the receiver.
1. A handheld shower assembly comprising:
a handheld showerhead;
a receiver mountable to an outlet pipe; and
a coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the handheld showerhead with the receiver, the coupling mechanism having cooperating magnetic components for attracting the handheld showerhead to the receiver, a male component and a female component, the male component adapted to be received in a female component, the male component being associated with the receiver and the female component being associated with the handheld showerhead;
wherein the handheld showerhead includes a release mechanism operative to permit separation of the coupling mechanism to allow separation of the handheld showerhead from the receiver, the release mechanism includes,
a pair of jaws configured to engage a surface of the male component to restrict separation of the handheld showerhead from the receiver, the jaws being movable between a closed position and an open position,
a first linkage having a pair of pivoting spaced-apart bars at least partially forming an opening, and
a user-actuated release supported by a handle portion of the handheld showerhead;
wherein a flow tube is supported in the handheld showerhead and passes through the opening in the release mechanism.
2. The handheld shower assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a biasing member for biasing the pair of jaws towards the closed position.
3. The handheld shower assembly of claim 1 , wherein the release mechanism is coextensive along a major portion of its length with the flow tube.
4. The handheld showerhead assembly of claim 2 , wherein the release mechanism includes a push-button.
5. The handheld showerhead assembly of claim 1 , wherein the release mechanism includes an arm supported in the housing of the hand-held showerhead for reciprocating movement in response to user activation of the release mechanism.
6. The handheld shower assembly of claim 1 , further, comprising:
a showerhead portion having a plurality of nozzles, and wherein the release mechanism further comprises a push-button on a front side of the handle portion of the handheld showerhead facing in a common direction as the plurality of nozzles.
7. The handheld shower assembly of claim 1 , wherein the release mechanism comprises a push-button.
8. The handheld shower assembly of claim 7 , wherein the release mechanism includes an arm supported in the handheld showerhead for reciprocating movement in response to depression of the push-button.
9. The handheld shower assembly of claim 8 , wherein a rear surface of the push-button is concave such that its shape corresponds to a shape of a surface of the flow tube, whereby the push-button is configured to engage the corresponding surface of the flow tube when fully depressed thereby limiting further depression of the push-button.
10. The handheld shower assembly of claim 9 , wherein the handheld showerhead includes a plurality of nozzles, and wherein the push-button is on a front side of the handle portion of the handheld showerhead facing in a common direction as the plurality of nozzles.