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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael D Steinhardt, Kiel, WI (US);
John A Fiumefreddo, Plymouth, WI (US);
Michael J Kurth, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
45416 ; 239456 ;
Abstract
A plumbing nozzle is disclosed that discharges a hollow cylinder of water. In a preferred form, the cylinder flows along a horizontal axis as the water is discharged from the nozzle. The nozzle has a core member with an angled wall surface which directs water against an inner wall surface of the nozzle. The inner wall encloses upon itself and has an outwardly diverging wall surface. The nozzle is particularly useful in conjunction with a bathing fixture with recirculating water.