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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2018
Robert W. Bruce, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert W. Bruce, Loveland, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A multi-function shower head for automatically adjusting a water flow spray pattern upon interrupting water flow. Such a shower head includes an upper housing having an open end for water entry, a lower housing coupled to the upper housing opposite the open end thereof and defining therewith a recessed locating cavity, a base plate received in the recessed locating cavity, the base plate having at least water passages and direct spray holes there-through for selectively enabling water outflow from the upper housing through the base plate in a first spray pattern and at least a second spray pattern, a sliding ring held by the lower housing against the base plate and having at least second spray pattern holes therein, at least one manual actuating means for rotating the sliding ring relative to the base plate and thereby selectively align the second spray holes in the sliding ring with the water passages in the base plate, and a means for automatically adjusting the water flow from the second spray pattern to the first spray pattern upon interrupting water flow through the base plate.