Abstract: A shower head has a shell which is brass with a plated or painted finish. There is an exterior polyurethane coating to prevent corrosion. The interior of the shower head includes a water flow control with a spray former at one end thereof. A plastic sleeve is positioned against the inside of the shell and extends to and cooperates with the spray former to form a spray discharge pattern for the shower head. The plastic sleeve is required to avoid any adverse effect from the protective polyurethane coating or from a paint finish on the function of the spray former discharge openings.

Abstract: A shower head which has a one-piece body with a closed discharge end has a plurality of discharge openings arranged in concentric circles. The openings in the inner circle are generally cylindrical. There is an axial projection at the closed discharge end of the body which extends toward the body interior, with the projection being so sized and positioned that the water velocity profile across each opening in the inner circle is generally uniform, resulting in a water discharge spray pattern with higher velocity and improved trajectory.