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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Kenneth S. Hanna, Bellingham, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Schumacher, Port Washington, WI (US);
Gregory de Swarte, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Leila M. Rubin, New York, NY (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A shower device and a faceplate assembly for a shower device. The faceplate assembly may include a faceplate having a front surface and a rear surface, a plurality of apertures being defined between the front surface and the rear surface, the faceplate being at least partially formed of a transparent material proximate the front surface, and an opaque material located proximate the rear surface. A pattern may be formed from facets, adjacent facets meeting at an intersection, at least one of the plurality of apertures being positioned at an intersection. A shower device may include a nozzle plate having a surface and including a plurality of nozzles for discharging water, at least one of the plurality of nozzles having a barb; and a faceplate snap-fit to the nozzle plate by the barb.