EP0178453A2
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Water distribution system for showers
Assignee: Kohler Co
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Filing: 1985-09-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-09-09
Abstract
Abstract A water distribution for a shower enclosure including longitudinal water channels, each having an internal passage, and covering clips secured to each of a pair of water channels at a corner therebetween.
Inventors
- 👤 Scott Richard Knapp
- 👤 Paul Perry Kolada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:02
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K3/00; A47K3/26; E; E03; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/02; E03C1/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
A water distribution system for a shower enclosure defined by vertical walls, and a shower nozzle inside the enclosure connected to a water supply pipe, characterized by at least a pair of water channels (20, 21) attached to interior surfaces of the walls of the shower enclosure, each water channel consisting of an extruded plastic longitudinal element including a longitudinally-extending water passage (36) defined internally thereof and a wall (30) adhesively attached to interior wall surfaces of the enclosure; the water channels being arranged at about right angles to each other with one channel (20) positioned horizontally and the other (21) positioned either vertically or horizontally with an end of one channel spaced from an end of another channel at a corner between the channels, a flexible water conduit (50) connected to the water passage of each channel between said spaced ends for conducting water from one channel to the other; a cover clip (70) having a pair of legs (70a, 70b) and arranged to cover said flexible conduit (50) with one leg (70b) of the covering clip secured to one channel (20) at the corner and the other leg (70a) secured to the other water channel (21) at the corner; conduit means (17) connected to at least one of said channels (20) for supply of water thereto from inside the enclosure; and shower nozzles (80) attached to at least one of said water channels (21) and communicating with the water passage (36) thereof for directing water onto a bather.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
250 words
A water distribution system for a shower enclosure defined by vertical walls, and a shower nozzle inside the enclosure connected to a water supply pipe, characterized by at least a pair of water channels (20, 21) attached to interior surfaces of the walls of the shower enclosure, each water channel consisting of an extruded plastic longitudinal element including a longitudinally-extending water passage (36) defined internally thereof and a wall (30) adhesively attached to interior wall surfaces of the enclosure; the water channels being arranged at about right angles to each other with one channel (20) positioned horizontally and the other (21) positioned either vertically or horizontally with an end of one channel spaced from an end of another channel at a corner between the channels, a flexible water conduit (50) connected to the water passage of each channel between said spaced ends for conducting water from one channel to the other; a cover clip (70) having a pair of legs (70a, 70b) and arranged to cover said flexible conduit (50) with one leg (70b) of the covering clip secured to one channel (20) at the corner and the other leg (70a) secured to the other water channel (21) at the corner; conduit means (17) connected to at least one of said channels (20) for supply of water thereto from inside the enclosure; and shower nozzles (80) attached to at least one of said water channels (21) and communicating with the water passage (36) thereof for directing water onto a bather.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
148 words
A water distribution system according to claim 1, characterized in that each water channel (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) includes a rear wall (30), a first wall (31) extending at about a right angle from the rear wall, a second wall (32) extending from an edge of the first wall remote from the rear wall and a wing (33) extending from an edge of the second wall (32) remote from the first wall (31) and spaced from the rear wall (30) of the channel, and each leg of a covering clip has a first wall (61) extending along the first wall (31) of a water channel (60, 70), a second wall (62) extending along the second wall (32) of a water channel, and a tab (63) extending along the wing (33) of a channel at a side thereof opposite from the second wall (62) of the covering clip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A water distribution system according to claim 2, characterized in that the first wall (31) of each channel (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) includes a longitudinally-extending groove (35), and the first wall (31) of each covering clip (60, 70) includes a longitudinally-extending boss (65) projecting from an interior surface thereof to engage said longitudinally-extending groove (35).
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