Patents Assigned to Hans Grohe GmbH & Co.
  • Patent number: 6123308
    Abstract: A shower holder for the removable attachment of a hand shower contains a sleeve element with a conical inner bore, the sleeve element laterally having a through longitudinal slot. This permits the lateral insertion of the shower tube, whilst the hand shower is slid in axially and fixed by clamping action.To improve the adhesion or reduce the insertion forces, the inner cone has an elastomeric material lining. The elastomeric material can be injected through the wall of the sleeve element, so as to form on the outside a ring element, which can be used for soundproofing purposes during locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Magdalena Faisst
  • Patent number: 6015171
    Abstract: A coupling means for connecting two water-handling parts, more particularly rigid or flexible tubular elements, comprises a nipple element, a bush element and a coupling element. The coupling element is arranged on the nipple element or the bush element and movable relative thereto. For assembling the coupling means the nipple element is introduced linearly into the bush element, the coupling element moving by itself into the release position against the force of a spring. As soon as the nipple element is completely inserted, the spring forces the coupling element into a latched position in which the coupling is completed. In this latched position the coupling element can be turned further for adjusting an additional means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Franz Schorn
  • Patent number: 6001250
    Abstract: A connecting means for a water flow appliance, for example a hand shower, contains a connecting element connected to a water guide, for instance, a house water mains. Arranged in the connecting element is a sieve element which can be shifted between a sieve position, in which it acts a sieve, and a cleaning position in which it is possible to remove the particles retained in the sieve element. The sieve position is always assumed when a connection is made to the connecting means. When this connection is removed the sieve element can be translated into the cleaning position for example by water pressure. The water flow can be passed through said sieve element in the cleaning position preferably in the reverse direction so that said sieve element is back-washed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Franz Schorn, Gerd Blessing
  • Patent number: 5967417
    Abstract: A shower head, for example, a hand shower contains in its interior a means with which the flow of the water leaving the shower head through a jet orifice can be modulated relatively slowly. The means for modulating the flow of water may be powered, more particularly, by a turbine wheel arranged in the interior of the shower head. When two arrays of jet orifices are provided for producing two different types of jet the means may be used for automatic changeover between the two types of jet. The invention provides a shower with which the user is showered by all types of jet possible with the aid of the shower without requiring him to make a change by hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Mantel
  • Patent number: 5960828
    Abstract: A sanitary fitting contains in a common basebody thereof a flow control valve and a thermostatic valve. The flow control valve contains a valve for the cold water and a valve for the hot water. These valves are arranged upstream of the thermostatic valve in the direction of flow. Both valves are actuated by a common control valve. In addition, the flow control valve may be used for selecting several outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Grohe, Werner Lorch
  • Patent number: 5888623
    Abstract: A sanitary article, particularly a sanitary fitting or plumbing fitting, having a coated surface, in which on a coating face and/or below a coating face is provided at least one print image which color-contrasts with the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Dieter Katzer
  • Patent number: 5884945
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary hose, particularly a connecting hose for connecting a sanitary fitting to a water feed line. The hose has a flexible, at least single-layer hose body (10) and an encasing tube (14) surrounding it substantially over its entire length. The encasing tube (14) surrounds the hose body (10) in clearance-free manner and is displaceable relative thereto. The application of the encasing tube takes place by the reversible elastic expansion thereof in an apparatus set up for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Bader, Gerd Ostertag
  • Patent number: 5718380
    Abstract: A shower having a shower head and a jet disk with a plurality of jet exit openings contains a cleaning device, which within the shower head has for each jet exit opening a pin, which is insertable in and reextractable from the jet exit opening. For moving the pins of the cleaning device a turbine is provided, which is driven by the water flowing into the shower head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Franz Schorn, Gerd Blessing
  • Patent number: 5697557
    Abstract: A shower head contains a shower head core with a connection to a water main and a cup-shaped jacket surrounding the core. The jacket only frees the jet disk connected to the core. For switching between two groups of jet exit openings a switching element is provided, which is rotatably located in the shower head core and is rotated by rotating the shower head jacket with respect to the still stationary core and jet disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerd Blessing, Werner Finkbeiner
  • Patent number: 5647530
    Abstract: A sanitary valve contains a valve housing with a fixed control surface and a hot water intake. In the valve housing is provided a control element, which controls the water quantity leaving the valve. According to the invention the sanitary valve contains a scalding protection, which is arranged and constructed on the control element in such a way that on exceeding a predetermined temperature it reduces or prevents the passage of water through a hot water-carrying opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Werner Lorch
  • Patent number: 5613638
    Abstract: A hand shower containing a shower head, a handle and a connection for the shower hose, has in the interior of its handle an insert part, which in the vicinity of its one end is connected to a line leading to the shower head and in the vicinity of its other end has the connection for the shower hose. The insert part can be used as a mounting support for different functional elements or can be part of different functional elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Gerd Blessing
  • Patent number: D379218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Horst G. Neufeld, Michael Stein
  • Patent number: D381405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Armin Waidele, Dieter Katzer
  • Patent number: D396092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Haug, Thomas Schoenherr
  • Patent number: D407806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Dimitriadis, Andreas Haug, Thomas Schoenherr
  • Patent number: D415263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philippe Starck
  • Patent number: D416992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Horst Gunter Neufeld, Michael Stein
  • Patent number: D417265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philippe Starck
  • Patent number: D418589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philippe Starck
  • Patent number: D424177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philippe Starck