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US3231200A
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Shower head and liquid soap dispensing and metering means
Assignee: SAM HEALD CO
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Filing: 1963-08-05
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Granted: 1966-01-25
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Expires: 1983-08-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome I Heald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:21
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/02; E03C1/04; E03C1/046; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87571; Y10T137/87587; Y10T137/87595
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
323 words
IN COMBINATION, A SHOWER HEAD ASSEMBLY EMBODYING A CONDUIT HAVING A WATER-INTAKE NIPPLE SECTION AT AN INNER END, A NOZZLE DOWNTURNED SECTION AT AN OUTER END PROVIDED WITH A TERMINAL MANUALLY REGULATABLE SHOWER HEAD, THE INNER ADJACENT END PORTIONS OF SAID SECTIONS BEING AXIALLY ALIGNED AND CONNECTED TOGETHER BY AN INTERVENING COUPLING HAVING A GRADUALLY ENLARGED AXIAL PASSAGE THERETHROUGH, SAID PASSAGE TAPERING AND CONSTITUTING VENTURI RESTRICTION, A MEDIAN PORTION OF SAID COUPLING BEING PROVIDED WITH A PROPORTIONALLY RESTRICTED AUXILIARY ORIFICE AND FURTHER PROVIDED WITH A DEPENDING GLOBE-TYPE VALVE THE PASSAGE OF WHICH IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID VENTURI BY WAY OF AUXILIARY ORIFICE, SAID GLOBE VALVE HAVING A LIMITED AERATING INTAKE PORT IN ONE SIDE AND HAVING A VALVE ELEMENT WHICH IS CONVENIENTLY AND ACCESSIBLY OPENABLE AND CONTROLLABLE, AN ELONGATED SIPHONING TUBE CONNECTED COMMUNICATIVELY AT AN UPPER END TO THE LOWER END OF THE PASSAGE IN SAID VALVE AND DEPENDING THEREFROM AND OPEN AT ITS BOTTOM, A CONTAINER ATTACHING AND SUPPORTING CAP HAVING A TOP PORTION PROVIDED WITH AIR VENTS AND A DEPENDING SCREW-THREADED RIM PORTION, A CONCENTRATED LIQUID SOAP CONTAINER HAVING A NECK AT ITS UPPER END CONNECTED TO AND SUSPENDED REMOVABLY FROM SAID RIM PORTION, SAID SHIPHONING TUBE EXTENDING AXIALLY DOWN INTO THE CONTAINER PORTION OF THE CONTAINER AND HAVING ITS LOWER END TERMINATING ADJACENT THE BOTTOM THEREOF, AND A SECOND TUBE COMPLEMENTAL TO SAID SIPHONING TUBE AND ENCLOSING SAID SIPHONING TUBE AND HAVING AN UPPER END COOPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CAP AND THE UPPER END OF SAID SIPHONING TUBE AND PROVIDED WITH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED AIR INTAKE PORTS, THE LOWER END OF SAID SECOND TUBE ENCLOSING THE LOWER OPEN END OF SAID SIPHONING TUBE, BEING RADIALLY SPACED THEREFROM AND PROVIDING A SOAP CONCENTRATE RECEIVING AND MIXING CHAMBER AND PROVIDED WITH A SINGLE RESTRICTED SOAP SEEPAGE HOLE COMMUNICATING WITH THE CONTAINER PORTION AND SAID CHAMBER AND LOCATED AT A LEVEL ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE LOWER OPEN END OF SAID SIPHONING TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
323 words
IN COMBINATION, A SHOWER HEAD ASSEMBLY EMBODYING A CONDUIT HAVING A WATER-INTAKE NIPPLE SECTION AT AN INNER END, A NOZZLE DOWNTURNED SECTION AT AN OUTER END PROVIDED WITH A TERMINAL MANUALLY REGULATABLE SHOWER HEAD, THE INNER ADJACENT END PORTIONS OF SAID SECTIONS BEING AXIALLY ALIGNED AND CONNECTED TOGETHER BY AN INTERVENING COUPLING HAVING A GRADUALLY ENLARGED AXIAL PASSAGE THERETHROUGH, SAID PASSAGE TAPERING AND CONSTITUTING VENTURI RESTRICTION, A MEDIAN PORTION OF SAID COUPLING BEING PROVIDED WITH A PROPORTIONALLY RESTRICTED AUXILIARY ORIFICE AND FURTHER PROVIDED WITH A DEPENDING GLOBE-TYPE VALVE THE PASSAGE OF WHICH IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID VENTURI BY WAY OF AUXILIARY ORIFICE, SAID GLOBE VALVE HAVING A LIMITED AERATING INTAKE PORT IN ONE SIDE AND HAVING A VALVE ELEMENT WHICH IS CONVENIENTLY AND ACCESSIBLY OPENABLE AND CONTROLLABLE, AN ELONGATED SIPHONING TUBE CONNECTED COMMUNICATIVELY AT AN UPPER END TO THE LOWER END OF THE PASSAGE IN SAID VALVE AND DEPENDING THEREFROM AND OPEN AT ITS BOTTOM, A CONTAINER ATTACHING AND SUPPORTING CAP HAVING A TOP PORTION PROVIDED WITH AIR VENTS AND A DEPENDING SCREW-THREADED RIM PORTION, A CONCENTRATED LIQUID SOAP CONTAINER HAVING A NECK AT ITS UPPER END CONNECTED TO AND SUSPENDED REMOVABLY FROM SAID RIM PORTION, SAID SHIPHONING TUBE EXTENDING AXIALLY DOWN INTO THE CONTAINER PORTION OF THE CONTAINER AND HAVING ITS LOWER END TERMINATING ADJACENT THE BOTTOM THEREOF, AND A SECOND TUBE COMPLEMENTAL TO SAID SIPHONING TUBE AND ENCLOSING SAID SIPHONING TUBE AND HAVING AN UPPER END COOPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CAP AND THE UPPER END OF SAID SIPHONING TUBE AND PROVIDED WITH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED AIR INTAKE PORTS, THE LOWER END OF SAID SECOND TUBE ENCLOSING THE LOWER OPEN END OF SAID SIPHONING TUBE, BEING RADIALLY SPACED THEREFROM AND PROVIDING A SOAP CONCENTRATE RECEIVING AND MIXING CHAMBER AND PROVIDED WITH A SINGLE RESTRICTED SOAP SEEPAGE HOLE COMMUNICATING WITH THE CONTAINER PORTION AND SAID CHAMBER AND LOCATED AT A LEVEL ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE LOWER OPEN END OF SAID SIPHONING TUBE.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-01-24 | 1969-07-26 | 1970-01-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-01-24 | 1973-07-26 | 1974-01-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-01-24 | 1977-07-26 | 1978-01-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |