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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Peter Kajuch, Brookfield, WI (US);
Todd W. Leonhard, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Assignee:
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 3/00 (2006.01); B05B 1/18 (2006.01); B05B 7/04 (2006.01); E03C 1/084 (2006.01); B05B 15/40 (2018.01); B05B 1/26 (2006.01); E03C 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/185 (2013.01); B05B 7/0425 (2013.01); B05B 15/40 (2018.02); E03C 1/084 (2013.01); B05B 1/18 (2013.01); B05B 1/265 (2013.01); E03C 2001/082 (2013.01); Y10T 137/2599 (2015.04);
Abstract
A ball joint connector is provided for linking a showerhead to a water supply pipe. The connector has an internal venturi that draws air into the connector to aerate water being provided to the showerhead. A flow control member is disposed in a fluid pathway connected to the venturi, preventing spraying or leaking out of the air inlet, while reducing noise associated with the air induction.