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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2000
Alfons Knapp, Biberach/Riss, DE;
Masco Corporation, Taylor, MI (US);
Abstract
The showerhead ( ) includes a main housing ( ) that forms the central supply inlet ( ), a supply passage section ( ) for the central inlet and a peripheral deflector ( ). A disc ( ) is applied to the main housing ( ). The Venturi passages ( ) are made up between housing ( ) and the disc ( ). A showerhead ( ) is intended to deliver an aerated stream of water that has passed through and has been aerated by Venturi passages . The Venturi passages ( ) radially extend from the supply inlet ( ) toward the periphery ( ) of the head ( ). An air intake passage ( ) communicates with the ambient exterior and also communicates with the Venturi passage between its nozzle ( ) and diffuser ( ). The deflector ( ) is arranged to divert the aerated stream of water coming out of the individual Venturi passages in order to deliver them in substantially axial direction perpendicular to the plane ( ) of the showerhead.