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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2014
Water Pik, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Harold A. Luettgen, Windsor, CO (US);
Gary D. Golichowski, Cheyenne, WY (US);
Gary L. Sokol, Longmont, CO (US);
WATER PIK, INC., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
A dual turbine showerhead provides multiple spray modes emanating from the head. The showerhead includes an inlet orifice, a backplate, a first turbine located side-by-side with a second turbine, a faceplate forming a first orifice group and a second orifice group, a first fluid channel in fluid communication with the first and second turbines and the first orifice group, and a second fluid channel in fluid communication with the second orifice group. In another embodiment, the showerhead includes first and a second turbines located side-by-side and a valve body that channels a fluid to the first turbine and the second turbine. In another embodiment, the showerhead includes a first and a second turbine located side-by-side along a centerline of the showerhead, a corresponding outlet region is arranged along the centerline and additional outlet regions are laterally spaced therefrom.