GB2443704A - Mounting a shower head on a shower rail - Google Patents

Mounting a shower head on a shower rail Download PDF

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GB2443704A
GB2443704A GB0622573A GB0622573A GB2443704A GB 2443704 A GB2443704 A GB 2443704A GB 0622573 A GB0622573 A GB 0622573A GB 0622573 A GB0622573 A GB 0622573A GB 2443704 A GB2443704 A GB 2443704A
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Kuldip Singh Kanth
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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
    • E03C1/06—Devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath
    • 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
    • E03C1/066—Devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath allowing height adjustment of shower head

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Abstract

Apparatus (2) for mounting a shower head on a shower rail (4), which apparatus (2) comprises a mounting body (6), a mouth (8) which is in the mounting body (6) and which is for receiving the shower head, an aperture (10) which is in the mounting body (6) and which is for receiving the shower rail (4) such that the mounting body (6) is able to slide on the shower rail (4), and locking means (12) for locking the mounting body (6) in a desired position along the shower rail (4), the locking means (12) comprising a lever (14) which is pivotally connected to the mounting body (6), which pivots in a first direction to lock the mounting body (6) in the desired position, and which pivots in a second direction to unlock the mounting body (6) and thereby permit the sliding of the mounting body (6) on the shower rail (4).

Description

APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING
A SHOWER HEAD ON A SHOWER RAIL
This invention relates to apparatus for mounting a shower head on a shower rail.
It is known to mount a shower head on a shower rail.
Advantageously, the shower head is slidably mounted along the length of the shower rail so that the shower head can be positioned at different heights to suit persons wishing to take a shower and who are of different heights.
There is a need for apparatus which stidably mounts a shower head to a shower rail, and which is easy to operate. It is an aim of the present invention to provide such apparatus.
Accordingly, in one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention there is provided apparatus for mounting a shower head on a shower rail, which apparatus comprises a mounting body, a mouth which is in the mounting body and which is for receiving the shower head, an aperture which is in the mounting body and which is for receiving the shower rail such that the mounting body is able to slide on the shower rail, and locking means for locking the mounting body in a desired position along the shower rail, the locking means comprising a lever which is pivotally connected to the mounting body, which pivots in a first direction to lock the mounting body in the desired position, and which pivots in a second direction to unlock the mounting body and thereby permit the sliding of the mounting body on the shower rail.
The lever enables the locking means easily to be operated, and thus the height of the shower head along the shower rail can easily be adjusted.
The apparatus may be one in which the first direction is clockwise as viewed from the front of the shower apparatus, and in which the second direction is counter-clockwise as viewed from the front of the shower apparatus. The lever may move in other directions if desired so that, for example, the first direction may be counter-clockwise and the second direction may be clockwise, again as viewed from the front of the shower apparatus.
Preferably, the apparatus is one in which the lever is positioned behind the shower rail when the locking means locks the mounting body to the shower rail. The lever is thus not immediately visible and this may be desired by some persons for aesthetic purposes.
The apparatus may be one in which the locking means includes a locking member which moves towards the shower rail to lock the mounting body to the shower rail, and which moves away from the shower rail to unlock the mounting body from the shower rail.
Preferably, the apparatus is one in which the locking member acts on a friction member, and in which the locking member forces the friction member into sufficient frictional contact with the shower rail to cause the locking of the mounting body to the shower rail. Preferably, the friction member is a friction sleeve. Other types of friction member may however be employed.
The mouth in the mounting body is preferably a re-entrant mouth.
Other shapes for the mouth may be employed.
The apparatus of the present invention may be made from any suitable and appropriate materials with a presently preferred material being brass. Other materials are those currently used for shower apparatus.
An embodiment of the invention will now be described solely by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing apparatus of the invention with locking means having a locking lever in a locking position; Figure 2 shows the apparatus of Figure 1 but with the locking lever moved in order to enable a mounting body to slide up or down the shower rail; Figure 3 is like Figure 2 but illustrates the up and down movement possible with the lever being in the illustrated position; Figure 4 is a section through the apparatus as shown in Figure 1; and Figure 5 is an exploded view of parts of the apparatus shown in Figures 1 -4.
Refemng to the drawings, there is shown apparatus 2 for mounting a shower head (not shown) on a shower rail 4. The apparatus 2 comprises a mounting body 6, and a mouth 8 which is in the mounting body 6. The mouth 8 is for receiving the shower head. The apparatus 2 also comprises an aperture 10 which is in the mounting body 6 and which is for receiving the shower rail 4 such that the mounting body 6 is able to slide up and down on the shower rail 4.
The apparatus 2 further comprises locking means 12 for locking the mounting body 6 in a desired position along the shower rail 4. The locking means 12 comprises a lever 14. The lever 14 is pivotally connected to the mounting body 6. The lever 14 pivots in a first direction to lock the mounting body 6 in a desired position. This pivoting in the first direction is from the position shown in Figure 2 to the position shown in Figure 1. The lever 14 pivots in a second direction to unlock the mounting body 6 and thereby permit the sliding of the mounting body 6 on the shower rail 4. This pivoting movement of the lever 14 in the second direction is movement of the lever from the position shown in Figure 1 to the position shown in Figure 2.
As can be appreciated from a comparison of Figures 1 and 2, the first direction is clockwise as viewed from the front of the shower apparatus 2. The second direction is counter-clockwise as viewed from the front of the shower apparatus 2. As shown in Figure 1, the lever 14 is advantageously positioned behind the shower rail 4 when the locking means 12 locks the mounting body 6 to the shower rail 4.
The locking means 12 includes a locking member 16 which moves towards the shower rail 4 to lock the mounting body 6 to the shower rail 4, and which moves away from the shower rail 4 to unlock the mounting body 6 from the shower rail 4. As can be seen from Figures 4 and 5, the locking member 16 is a screw-threaded locking member 16 which has a screw- threaded shank 18 which screws in and out of the screw-threaded aperture 20 in a body part 22 of the mounting body 6. The locking member 16 has a multi-sided head 24 which locates in a complementary multi-sided aperture 26 in the lever 14. A grub screw 28 screws into an aperture 30 in the end of the lever 14 and engages the head 24. Thus the grub screw 28 is able to connect the lever 14 to the locking member 16 and thereby to the body part 22 of the mounting body 6.
The locking member 16 acts on a friction member 32. The locking member 16 forces the friction member 32 into sufficient frictional contact with the shower rail 4 to cause the locking of the mounting body 6 to the shower rail 4. As can best be seen from Figure 5, the friction member 32 is a friction sleeve.
As can best be seen from Figures 1, 2 and 3 the mouth 8 in the mounting body 6 is a re-entrant mouth 8.
The apparatus 2 is easily operated simply be pivoting the lever 14 from side to side as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. In the locked position shown in Figure 1, the lever 14 is behind the shower rail 4, which helps the apparatus 2 to have a neat aesthetic appearance.
It is to be appreciated that the embodiment of the invention described above with reference to the accompanying drawings has been given by way of example and that modifications may be effected. Thus, for example, the shower rail 4 and the mounting body 6 may be of different shapes to those shown. The lever 14 may be of a different cross-sectional shape to that shown so that, for example, it may be circular in cross-sectional shape. The friction member 32 may be other than the illustrated sleeve. For example, the friction member could be a friction pad on the end 34 of the locking member 16. A locking means utilising a locking device other than a friction member may be employed.
The apparatus 2 may be made of any suitable and appropriate materials including metals such for example as brass and chromium plated steel.

Claims (8)

1. Apparatus for mounting a shower head on a shower rail, which apparatus comprises a mounting body, a mouth which is in the mounting body and which is for receiving the shower head, an aperture which is in the mounting body and which is for receiving the shower rail such that the mounting body is able to slide on the shower rail, and locking means for locking the mounting body in a desired position along the shower rail, the locking means comprising a lever which is pivotally connected to the mounting body, which pivots in a first direction to lock the mounting body in the desired position, and which pivots in a second direction to unlock * ..* the mounting body and thereby permit the sliding of the mounting body on the shower rail. S..., * a
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which the first direction is clockwise as viewed from the front of the shower apparatus, and in which the second direction is counter-clockwise as viewed from the front of the shower apparatus.
3. Apparatus according to claim I or claim 2 in which the lever is positioned behind the shower rail when the locking means locks the mounting body to the shower rail.
4. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims in which the locking means includes a locking member which moves towards the shower rail to lock the mounting body to the shower rail, and which moves away from the shower rail to unlock the mounting body from the shower rail.
5. Apparatus according to claim 4 in which the locking member acts on a friction member, and in which the locking member forces the friction member into sufficient frictional contact with the shower rail to cause the locking of the mounting body to the shower rail. * * * S..
S * * ***
6. Apparatus according to claim 5 in which the friction member is a S... * S
* friction sleeve.
** SSS* * . *SIS ::: *
7. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims in which the mouth is a re-entrant mouth.
8. Apparatus for mounting a shower head on a shower rail, substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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WO2011144886A1 (en) * 2010-05-19 2011-11-24 Dlp Limited Shower rail riser
DE102011103782A1 (en) * 2011-06-09 2012-12-13 Hewi Heinrich Wilke Gmbh Device for movably holding a shower

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DE29606918U1 (en) * 1996-01-25 1996-05-30 Chen Te Sen Holding device for a shower head
JPH1025778A (en) * 1996-07-13 1998-01-27 Sanei Suisen Seisakusho:Kk Slidable shower hanger
JP2001011914A (en) * 1999-06-28 2001-01-16 Keiji Hayano Shower head hanger auxiliary tool
EP1160384A1 (en) * 2000-05-31 2001-12-05 Johs. Tandrup Metalvarefabrik APS A shower holding device for fixating a showerhead in a specific position on a wall slide bar
JP2002364037A (en) * 2001-06-13 2002-12-18 Takara Standard Co Ltd Shower head lifting and lowering supporting device
JP2005113605A (en) * 2003-10-10 2005-04-28 Masuda Jushi Kagaku Kogyo Kk Shower head support device for bathroom

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DE29606918U1 (en) * 1996-01-25 1996-05-30 Chen Te Sen Holding device for a shower head
JPH1025778A (en) * 1996-07-13 1998-01-27 Sanei Suisen Seisakusho:Kk Slidable shower hanger
JP2001011914A (en) * 1999-06-28 2001-01-16 Keiji Hayano Shower head hanger auxiliary tool
EP1160384A1 (en) * 2000-05-31 2001-12-05 Johs. Tandrup Metalvarefabrik APS A shower holding device for fixating a showerhead in a specific position on a wall slide bar
JP2002364037A (en) * 2001-06-13 2002-12-18 Takara Standard Co Ltd Shower head lifting and lowering supporting device
JP2005113605A (en) * 2003-10-10 2005-04-28 Masuda Jushi Kagaku Kogyo Kk Shower head support device for bathroom

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2011144886A1 (en) * 2010-05-19 2011-11-24 Dlp Limited Shower rail riser
US20130061391A1 (en) * 2010-05-19 2013-03-14 Dlp Limited Shower rail riser
DE102011103782A1 (en) * 2011-06-09 2012-12-13 Hewi Heinrich Wilke Gmbh Device for movably holding a shower

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