EP1083265A3 - Shower head arrangement - Google Patents

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EP1083265A3
EP1083265A3 EP00119519A EP00119519A EP1083265A3 EP 1083265 A3 EP1083265 A3 EP 1083265A3 EP 00119519 A EP00119519 A EP 00119519A EP 00119519 A EP00119519 A EP 00119519A EP 1083265 A3 EP1083265 A3 EP 1083265A3
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shower head
head arrangement
oval
water outlet
outlet surface
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EP1083265B1 (en
EP1083265A2 (en
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Rolf Dipl. Des.Fh Schiller
Wolfgang Brandt
Hans-Georg Dipl.-Ing. Kasten
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Hueppe GmbH
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/0404—Constructional or functional features of the spout
    • E03C1/0405—Constructional or functional features of the spout enabling multiple spray patterns
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/18—Roses; Shower heads
    • B05B1/185—Roses; Shower heads characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/0404—Constructional or functional features of the spout
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/06—Devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/16—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
    • B05B15/60—Arrangements for mounting, supporting or holding spraying apparatus
    • B05B15/62—Arrangements for supporting spraying apparatus, e.g. suction cups

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Nozzles (AREA)
  • Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)

Abstract

The arrangement has an oval shower head (1), which is releasably fixed to a holder (5) and has an oval water outlet surface (10). The shower head is narrow enough to be held in the palm of the hand. The water outlet surface has several nozzle sets to give different flow formations. The water nozzle sets are preferably concentrically arranged in one or more ovals or circles.
EP00119519A 1999-09-08 2000-09-07 Shower head arrangement Expired - Lifetime EP1083265B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE19942853A DE19942853A1 (en) 1999-09-08 1999-09-08 Shower head arrangement
DE19942853 1999-09-08

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EP1083265A2 EP1083265A2 (en) 2001-03-14
EP1083265A3 true EP1083265A3 (en) 2002-07-03
EP1083265B1 EP1083265B1 (en) 2005-11-30

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Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE10260210A1 (en) * 2002-12-13 2004-06-24 Hansgrohe Ag Holding arrangement for removably holding a showerhead comprises a holder for attaching to a point of the showerhead housing that is not discernible for a holder and acting in the release/insertion direction by a force-locking connection
DE10260208A1 (en) * 2002-12-13 2004-07-29 Hansgrohe Ag Handheld shower
DE10260212A1 (en) * 2002-12-13 2004-06-24 Hansgrohe Ag Shower holder for removably holding a shower comprises a holder designed so that it attaches to a point of the showerhead housing that is not discernible for a holder
EP1570134B1 (en) 2002-12-13 2011-05-18 Hansgrohe AG Shower support
DE202006003767U1 (en) * 2006-03-08 2007-07-12 Weidmann Plastics Technology Ag Shower head for a shower head
WO2011026415A1 (en) * 2009-09-02 2011-03-10 厦门松霖科技有限公司 Variable-track massage water shower
DE102009046632A1 (en) 2009-11-11 2011-05-12 Stefan Raab showerhead

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1886195U (en) * 1963-10-30 1964-01-16 Knebel & Roettger Fa HAND SHOWER SUPPORT.
US4151957A (en) * 1977-01-31 1979-05-01 Beatrice Foods Co. Shower spray apparatus
DE2843666A1 (en) * 1978-10-06 1980-04-17 Rokal Armaturen Gmbh Hand shower with changeover valve - has two ceramic control discs, one movable against fixed disc
DE4122861A1 (en) * 1991-07-10 1993-01-21 Stefan Kramer Hand-held spray head for shower bath - has multi-way valve to control flow of water through chamber containing soap
US5499767A (en) * 1993-09-03 1996-03-19 Morand; Michel Shower head having elongated arm, plural nozzles, and plural inlet lines
DE19649005A1 (en) * 1996-11-27 1998-05-28 Grohe Armaturen Friedrich Vertical bar for shower

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DE4434636A1 (en) * 1994-09-28 1996-04-04 Scheffer Ohg Franz Shower set with lever fixation

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1886195U (en) * 1963-10-30 1964-01-16 Knebel & Roettger Fa HAND SHOWER SUPPORT.
US4151957A (en) * 1977-01-31 1979-05-01 Beatrice Foods Co. Shower spray apparatus
DE2843666A1 (en) * 1978-10-06 1980-04-17 Rokal Armaturen Gmbh Hand shower with changeover valve - has two ceramic control discs, one movable against fixed disc
DE4122861A1 (en) * 1991-07-10 1993-01-21 Stefan Kramer Hand-held spray head for shower bath - has multi-way valve to control flow of water through chamber containing soap
US5499767A (en) * 1993-09-03 1996-03-19 Morand; Michel Shower head having elongated arm, plural nozzles, and plural inlet lines
DE19649005A1 (en) * 1996-11-27 1998-05-28 Grohe Armaturen Friedrich Vertical bar for shower

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EP1083265B1 (en) 2005-11-30
DE19942853A1 (en) 2001-04-12
ATE311501T1 (en) 2005-12-15
EP1083265A2 (en) 2001-03-14

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