ATTACHMENT FOR A SHOWERHEAD TO REDIRECT WATER FLOW
An attachment for a shower head having a water outlet extending from a wall includes a three-way pipe having an input engageable with the outlet, a first output, a second output for engagement with the shower head, a communicating sleeve received in the first output of the three-way pipe, an activating rod movably received in the communicating sleeve to selectively block the communication between the first channel and the second channel of the three-way pipe and an activating device selectively engaging the activating rod to move the activating rod from a first position to a second position so as to alternately communicate the input with the first output of the three-way pipe to allow water from the input to flow to the activating device.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an attachment for a shower head, and more particularly to an attachment for a shower head to redirect water flow so that the water flow originally flowing to the shower head is able to be redirected for other purposes.
2. Description of Related Art
Normally, a shower head is fixed to the wall in the shower room. People coming to the shower room have only one goal, to shower. However, if the user wants to wash something that is not suitable to be washed outdoors, the user will have to move the object to the bathroom and then prepare a long hose connecting to the faucet for washing the object. That is, the user is not able to use the shower head to achieve other purposes other than showering.
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To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide an improved attachment for the shower head to mitigate the aforementioned problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe primary objective of the present invention is to provide an attachment for a shower head to redirect water flow originally flowing to the shower head for other purposes.
In one aspect of the present invention, the attachment of the present invention includes a three-way pipe sandwiched between the shower head and a water outlet and having an input, a first output and a second output, an activating rod movably received in the first output of the three-way pipe to selectively open a channel between the input and the first output so that water flow flowing from the input to the second output is redirected to flow to the first output and thus the user is able to use the redirected water for other purposes.
In yet another aspect of the present invention, the attachment of the present invention has a driving rod selectively connected to the activating rod to force the activating rod to move so that when the driving rod is applied to engage with the activating rod, the input is communicated with the first output and the water flow is redirected.
A further aspect of the present invention is that a recoil mechanism is provided to the attachment so that when the driving rod is moved away from engagement, the recoil mechanism is able to provide a recovery force to the activating rod to close the communication between the input and the first output and open the communication between the input and the second output.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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Inside the connecting collar (50), a communicating sleeve (30) and an activating rod (40) are provided. The communicating sleeve (30) is hollow and has two open ends respectively defined in two opposed tips thereof. The communicating sleeve (30) further has first openings (31) defined in a mediate portion of the communicating sleeve (30) and second openings (32) defined in a front portion of the communicating sleeve (30). The activating rod (40) is movably received in the communicating sleeve (30) and composed of multiple ribs combined together and divergently extending outward such that multiple slits are defined between adjacent ribs of the activating rod (40). The activating rod (40) further has a fixing recess (401) axially defined in an outer periphery of the activating rod (40) to receive therein a first annular seal (41), a stop (402) formed on a distal end portion of the activating rod (40) so as to abut a second annular seal (42) after the activating rod (40) is extended through the second annular seal (42). A conical plug (43) is provided to securely surround a peripheral edge of the communicating sleeve (30) to selectively engage with an outer periphery of the second annular seal (42).
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Again, when the attachment of the present invention is assembled, the input (22) is connected to the tube (10), the second output (24) is connected to the shower head (11) and the connecting collar (50) is connected to the first output (23). Furthermore, the communicating sleeve (30) is received in the first output (23) with the second openings (32) in communication with the input (22) and the second output (24) and the first openings (31) in communication with the first output (23). Preferably, a recoil spring (33) is received in the communicating sleeve (30) and mounted around the activating rod (40) which has the first annular seal (41) securely received in the fixing recess (401) and the second annular seal (42) abutted to the stop (402). Again, because the conical plug (43) is mounted on the peripheral edge of the communicating sleeve (30), a bottom opening of the communicating sleeve (30) is thus tapered, i.e. a tapered bottom opening (301). A distal end of the recoil spring (33) is abutted to a periphery of the stop (402) and a proximate end of the recoil spring (33) is abutted to a periphery defining a top opening of the communicating sleeve (30).
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With the installation of the attachment of the present invention, the conventional shower head is thus provided with a new function and the application thereof can be varied.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Claims
1. An attachment for a shower head having a water outlet extending from a wall, the attachment comprising:
- a three-way pipe having an input engageable with the outlet, a first output, a second output for engagement with the shower head, a first baffle defined in an inner periphery of the three-way pipe to define a first channel and a second baffle defined in the inner periphery of the three-way pipe to define a second channel in communication with the first channel, the first baffle extending in a direction opposite to that of the second baffle;
- a communicating sleeve received in the first output of the three-way pipe and having first openings in communication with the first output and second openings in communication with the input and the second output of the three-way pipe, the communicating sleeve further having a reduced top opening and a tapered bottom opening;
- an activating rod movably received in the communicating sleeve to selectively block the communication between the first channel and the second channel; and
- an activating device selectively engaging the activating rod to move the activating rod from a first position to a second position thereby resulting in that when the activating rod is at the first position, the first channel is communicated with the second channel and water flow from the water outlet is able to flow to the shower and when the activating rod is at the second position, the communication between the first channel and the second channel is blocked and the input is communicated with the first output as so to allow water from the input to flow to the activating device.
2. The attachment as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a recoil mechanism received inside the communicating sleeve to provide a recoil force to the activating rod and a connecting stub threadingly connected to the first output.
3. The attachment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the activating device is composed of an engaging collar threadingly connected to a connecting stub which is threadingly connected to the first output of the three-way pipe and a hollow driving rod extending out of the engaging stub to selectively engage with the activating rod.
4. The attachment as claimed in claim 3 further comprising a recoil mechanism received inside the communicating collar to provide a recoil force to the activating rod.
5. The attachment as claimed in claim 4, wherein the activating rod has a first annular seal received in a fixing recess defined in an outer periphery of the activating rod, a stop formed on the outer periphery of the activating rod to abut a second annular seal after the activating rod extended through the second annular seal so that when the activating rod is at the first position, the first annular seal is received in the tapered bottom opening and the water flow from the input is not able to flow to the activating device, and when the activating rod is at the second position, the first annular seal leaves the tapered bottom open to allow the water from the input to flow to the activating device and the second annular seal is received in the reduced top opening of the communicating sleeve to block the communication between the first channel and the second channel such that the water from the input is not able to flow to the second output and to the shower head.
6. The attachment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the activating rod is composed of multiple ribs combined together and divergently extending outward such that multiple slits are defined in the activating rod to allow water to flow therethrough.
7. The attachment as claimed in claim 2, wherein the activating rod is composed of multiple ribs combined together and divergently extending outward such that multiple slits are defined in the activating rod to allow water to flow therethrough.
8. The attachment as claimed in claim 3, wherein the activating rod is composed of multiple ribs combined together and divergently extending outward such that multiple slits are defined in the activating rod to allow water to flow therethrough.
9. The attachment as claimed in claim 4, wherein the activating rod is composed of multiple ribs combined together and divergently extending outward such that multiple slits are defined in the activating rod to allow water to flow therethrough.
10. The attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein the activating rod is composed of multiple ribs combined together and divergently extending outward such that multiple slits are defined in the activating rod to allow water to flow therethrough.
11. The attachment as claimed in claim 2, wherein the recoil mechanism is a recoil spring mounted on the activating rod to provide the recoil force to return the activating rod to the first position from the second position.
13. The attachment as claimed in claim 3, wherein the recoil mechanism is a recoil spring mounted on the activating rod to provide the recoil force to return the activating rod to the first position from the second position.
14. The attachment as claimed in claim 4, wherein the recoil mechanism is a recoil spring mounted on the activating rod to provide the recoil force to return the activating rod to the first position from the second position.
15. The attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein the recoil mechanism is a recoil spring mounted on the activating rod to provide the recoil force to return the activating rod to the first position from the second position.
16. The attachment as claimed in claim 6, wherein the recoil mechanism is a recoil spring mounted on the activating rod to provide the recoil force to return the activating rod to the first position from the second position.
17. The attachment as claimed in claim 7, wherein the recoil mechanism is a recoil spring mounted on the activating rod to provide the recoil force to return the activating rod to the first position from the second position.
18. The attachment as claimed in claim 8, wherein the recoil mechanism is a recoil spring mounted on the activating rod to provide the recoil force to return the activating rod to the first position from the second position.
19. The attachment as claimed in claim 9, wherein the recoil mechanism is a recoil spring mounted on the activating rod to provide the recoil force to return the activating rod to the first position from the second position.
20. The attachment as claimed in claim 10, wherein the recoil mechanism is a recoil spring mounted on the activating rod to provide the recoil force to return the activating rod to the first position from the second position.
Type: Application
Filed: May 9, 2005
Publication Date: Nov 9, 2006
Applicant:
Inventor: Chen-Yueh Fan (Taipei)
Application Number: 11/125,958
International Classification: A47K 3/36 (20060101);