Patents by Inventor Samuel L. Fletcher

Samuel L. Fletcher has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4154402
    Abstract: A stem has an upper central bore terminating a short distance from the lower end, with transverse holes for connecting the bore with the outside of the stem. Below these holes is a spiral rib, such as an Acme thread, with the lower end of the stem being beveled. A housing having interfitting threads with the stem and adjustable along the stem has a central bore terminating in a conical surface corresponding to the bevel of the stem, from which a hole extends to the lower end of the housing. A restricted hole in a passage leading to the stem, as in the ball of a ball joint, restricts flow through the head to on the order of 2 to 1.6 gallons per minute, for certain sizes of holes tested. A pair of opposed holes, spaced equidistantly from the bottom of the stem, extend through the rib area into a short counterbore at the lower end of the stem, and result in the production, at certain longitudinal positions of the housing relative to the stem, of pulsating, oscillating jets having a massage effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Inventor: Samuel L. Fletcher