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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2021
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Rafael Alfredo Rexach, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Stephanie Szemetylo, Zanesville, OH (US);
David J. Richter-O'connell, Sheboyban, WI (US);
Jeffrey James Elsesser, Kohler, WI (US);
James S. Giefer, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A shower assembly includes an inlet port, a reservoir, and a plurality of drop outlet ports. The inlet port is configured to receive a flow of water from a water source. The reservoir is configured to receive the flow of water from the inlet port. Each drop outlet port of the plurality of drop outlet ports includes an inlet, an outlet, and a bore extending therebetween. The shower assembly is configured such that, even when the reservoir receives the flow of water at a maximum inlet flow rate, the drop outlet ports only produce discrete water drops. A first plurality of the drop outlet ports is configured to produce only discrete water drops having a first size and a second plurality of the drop outlet ports is configured to produce only discrete water drops having a second size that is greater than the first size.