Granted Patent B2

US 12,320,107 · App. 17/674,499 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Inventors: Kevin Francis Moran (South Lyon, MI); Elliott Richard Heinrich (Grand Rapids, MI)

E03C1/086A01K13/001B67C11/02E03C1/0408E03C1/06

Abstract

Claims (17)

1. A shower attachment device comprising:

a funnel disposed about a central axis, the funnel including a platform and a bottom portion, the funnel being configured to be in a first position in which the platform is between an inlet of the funnel and the bottom portion, the platform including a plurality of protrusions that protrude from a top surface of the platform and extend in a direction toward the inlet;

an elastic cord coupled to a first side of the funnel and configured to be coupled to a second side of the funnel that is diametrically opposite the first side; and

a hose configured to be attached to an outlet of the bottom portion.

2. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic cord is a length such that when coupled to the first and second sides, the elastic cord is configured to secure a shower head between two segments of the elastic cord.

3. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are arranged such that a liquid flowing on the top surface of the platform cannot travel in a straight line from an outer perimeter of the top surface to an aperture defined by the top surface that drains into the bottom portion.

4. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 further comprising a cleat extending from the second side of the funnel and configured to secure the elastic cord to the second side of the funnel.

5. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the platform is substantially perpendicular to the central axis.

6. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion is movable between the first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the platform is axially between the inlet of the funnel and the bottom portion, and wherein when in the second position, the bottom portion is at least partially axially between the inlet of the funnel and the platform.

7. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the platform defines a drain aperture, and wherein the drain aperture is concentric with the inlet.

8. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protrusions are arranged in a spiral pattern on the platform.

9. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the platform includes a portion that is radially between a radially outermost protrusion of the plurality of protrusions and a first side wall of the funnel.

10. The shower attachment device according to claim 9 , wherein the bottom portion includes a second side wall that extends from the platform downward toward a bottom aperture below the platform.

11. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the funnel further includes a first annular side wall and a second annular side wall, and wherein the first annular side wall has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the second annular side wall.

12. The shower attachment device according to claim 11 , wherein the first annular side wall, the second annular side wall and the platform form a continuous, unitary funnel.

13. The shower attachment device according to claim 11 , wherein the second annular side wall is located between the platform and the outlet of the bottom portion.

14. The shower attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the platform defines a drain aperture, and wherein the plurality of protrusions are radially between a side wall and the drain aperture.

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