Abstract: Mounting assembly for mounting a spray head (4) to an opening of an over 10-mm thick wall. The mounting assembly comprises a holder (1) for receiving the spray head (4) and a clamping piece (6) which comprises threads (7) for engaging threads (2) in the holder (1) and it can be moved axially in relation to the holder (1) and an expansion means (11) supported by the holder, the clamping piece (6) being arranged so that movement thereof causes movement of the expansion means (11) from its zero position, in which the diameter of the expansion means has a first value, to a fastening position, in which the diameter of the expansion means has increased to a second value for pressing the expansion means against a wall of the opening. The invention also relates to mounting assembly for mounting a spray head to an at most 30-mm thick wall.

Abstract: An in-building wall-mounted water-providing assembly for providing a means to have water readily and easily accessible indoors for watering plants and such. The in-building wall-mounted water-providing assembly includes a reel support assembly including a bracket being adapted to fasten to a wall of a building, and also including a reel support member being attached to the bracket, and further including a shaft being journaled to the bracket; and also includes a reel member being rotatably mounted upon the reel support member; and further includes a water conduit assembly including a hose being carried about the reel member; and also includes a hose windup/brake assembly including a coiled spring being attached to the shaft and to the reel member for winding up the hose about the reel member.

Abstract: A retracting telescoping automatic fire sprinkler is disclosed. In a dry system, the sprinkler extends to its operating position under system pressure that is applied in response to a preaction signal. When system pressure is removed, as in after a test is completed, the sprinkler automatically retracts to its original position.

Abstract: A personal hygiene device that releases an atomized mist of cool, soothing water onto toilet paper for use in washing and/or treating the rectal and genital areas. The device includes a water tube (14) that carries water to the housing (10) from a water source (38). The device is secured to the toilet using a mounting bracket (12), which utilizes the existing toilet seat securing hardware. A nozzle (24) releases the atomized mist of cool, soothing water onto toilet paper.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multi-barrel plant inoculation gun for a rapid large-scale plant and virus inoculation comprising (a) liquid container for inoculum solution (27); (b) compressed-gas source; (c) at least one compressed gas fast-discharge-container (28) having a gas inlet (34) connected to the compressed-gas source, and a gas outlet connected to a gas fast-discharge-valve; (29) (d) plurality of jet-injection units (35) each comprised of a body (20) having a liquid inlet (24) connected to the liquid container (27), gas inlet (23) connected to the gas fast-discharge (29) and a jet-outlet (21) internally connected to the liquid and gas inlets, (e) control unit for triggering-on the fast-discharge-valve; (f) chassis for positioning and supporting said elements.

Abstract: The present invention is a rain water downspout for shooting water away from a building. It includes a vertical downspout column for receiving and holding rainwater. The downspout column has an outlet at its lower end. A buoyant column inside the downspout column rests on the bottom of the downspout column and blocks the downspout column outlet until the downspout column fills with enough water to cause the buoyant column to float. A nozzle is attached to the downspout outlet. The nozzle can be oriented to shoot a stream of water away from the building. When the buoyant column inside the downspout rises, water flows out of the downspout column under pressure and shoots out from the nozzle away from the building.

Abstract: A mounting member (A) is carried beneath a closure member at the top of a liquid container positioning a receiving member (B) in opposed cantilevered relation thereby providing a lateral passageway (C) for accommodating a liquid dispensing tube so that a sprayer may be carried in upright position in the receiving member.

Abstract: A flow controllable shower stem or an adaptive attachment having a security control feature, which allows only authorized personnel to control the amount of water flow through a shower head. In particular, a small valve is located in the shower stem or adaptive attachment and has a threaded plug which can extend into and out of the axial water duct of the stem to thereby block water flow or permit water flow. A security type end is provided at the outer portion of the plug to permit control only by authorized personnel.

Abstract: A fire suppression method and apparatus has a wall bracket which is installable to one side of a wall. The wall bracket is configured with a plurality of openings such that multiple locations for the sprinkler head may be used and the precise installation of the sprinkler head within the wall can be accomplished with a wide variety of wall constructions and sprinkler heads. The wall bracket is attachable to support members, such as wall studs, within the wall and is laterally movable between them in a generally horizontal direction. A pair of wall clips are used to secure the wall bracket to the wall studs. A pipe clamp is provided which is insertable within the bracket to retain a pipe nipple within it. The pipe nipple is adjustable relative to the wall surface to move it inwardly and outwardly relative to the wall. In this fashion, the horizontal location of the sprinkler head can be adjusted depending upon the depth of the wall and the style of sprinkler head used.

Abstract: A method for aromatherapy including recirculating shower water on a body of a bather, the shower water including at least one aromatherapy substance.

Abstract: A modular shower arm mounting system includes a water conduit and a replaceable shower arm assembly in sealing engagement therewith. The water conduit has a generally uniform inner wall and an outer diameter wall having a hexagonally or polygonally shaped drive force receiving area adjacent a threaded area. The conduit has one end attached to a manifold behind a shower wall surface and an outlet end projecting from the wall surface of sufficient length therefrom so that the drive force receiving area and threaded area are spaced from the wall surface. The replaceable shower arm assembly has an inner wall with a threaded portion for engagement with the conduit and a substantially smooth portion of gradually decreasing inner diameter downstream of said threaded portion approaching an outwardly projecting end thereof. The seal ring is adjacent the outlet end of the conduit to form a seal with the assembly.

Abstract: A hollow bar is provided in a bathroom and connected with a faucet 10 and a showerhead 1. The hollow bar comprises a slide bar 3 for the hook 2 of the showerhead or a grip bar 15 for a user. Water treating material such as a filter medium, ion exchange resin and ceramics is placed in the hollow bar and water jetted from the faucet 10 passes the water treating material in the hollow bar. The water is treated by the water treating material and the treated water is guided to and dispensed from the showerhead.

Abstract: An adjustable shower system for providing multiple showerheads in various locations within a shower without requiring additional plumbing. The adjustable shower system includes a plurality of tubes having opposing female couplers, a plurality of connecting tubes having opposing threaded ends for threadably receiving the female couplers, a control valve fluidly connected to the connecting tube, a showerhead fluidly connected to the control valve, a plurality of suction cups attached to the connecting tube and the tubes, and an end cap attached to that distal threaded end of the last connecting tube. A first tube is fluidly connected to the existing shower pipe within a shower stall by simply removing the existing shower head.

Abstract: A system and method for installing plumbing spouts, such as shower heads and tub spouts, includes providing a stub out which protrudes out of a wall at shower height. A specialized adapter is then slid onto the protruding stub out until the adapter abuts the wall. The adapter is internally threaded with an integral ferrule, and may also be equipped with a one-way gripper ring and an O-ring to sealingly secure the spout to the stub out. The stub out, if closed, is then cut off outside the adapter and a standard shower arm or nipple for a tub spout is threaded into the adapter. A threaded end of the shower arm or nipple engages the ferrule and compresses it against the stub out creating a seal therebetween. When installing a shower head, an escutcheon plate is adapted to be slid over the shower arm to engage peripheral fingers of the adapter to secure the escutcheon in place. A shower head is then threaded onto the shower arm to complete the installation.

Abstract: A manual apparatus for cleaning a hygienic vessel with water, generally after flushing, comprising a housing; a related covering element with a base and a grip handle; a dispenser of the water jet, situated on the base and comprising an inlet union fitting, a water flow supply conduit, a shut-off valve controlled manually, by means of a lever, from a pushbutton in the covering element, a curved beak; a hose, spiral shaped, secured on one side to said dispenser and, on the other side, to a union fitting for connection to the water supply, constituting an element for supporting the housing to the wall of the bathroom.

Abstract: A water-feed configuration for household appliances includes a hot-water hose 6 and a cold-water hose 8 connected to a single water inlet 32 of the household appliance through a branching section 24.

Abstract: A modular shower arm assembly for use in removably attaching a shower fixture to the unthreaded end of a pipe extending outwardly from a shower stall wall without affecting connection of the pipe to a water supply system behind the shower wall uses an adapter sleeve closely fitting over the pipe and located within a chamber in the shower arm water passage. There is a threaded fastener which extends from the top or upper surface of the shower arm, where it is normally unseen, to mount the sleeve and the shower arm to the pipe.

Abstract: A spray apparatus includes a pump for pressurizing water, a drive unit for driving the pump, a flow regulator for regulating the flow of water pressurized by the pump, and a modular spray assembly. The modular spray assembly includes piping connected to the pump, a plurality of quick coupler units connected to the piping, and water outlets connected to the quick coupler units through which the pressurized water is sprayed, wherein the pressurized sprayed water creates a mist and a wind. The spray apparatus can be assembled in a tent-like structure to provide a rain room, wherein a mist and a wind are generated by the apparatus.

Abstract: A modular shower arm construction for use in removably attaching a shower fixture to an unthreaded end of a pipe extending outwardly from a shower wall without affecting connection of the pipe to a water supply system behind the shower wall includes a tubular shower arm, an adapter and a coupling nut. The adapter is fixed to the pipe, either by a set screw or through the use of a threaded nipple. The tubular shower arm has an outwardly flared end which extends within the coupling nut and the coupling nut is threaded onto the adapter and holds the tubular shower arm to the assembled components. An escutcheon overlies and covers all of the connecting elements and is removed when the tubular shower arm and adapter are removed from the unthreaded end of the pipe.

Abstract: The invention is a spray attachment for a hose having a threaded cap wherein the spray attachment has a suction cup attachable to a slick surface such as the outer surface of a car or boat, a flexible, receiving cap defining a flexible cylindrical opening attached to the suction cup; a beveled insertion cap, insert-able within the cylindrical opening; a frictional contact for releasably retaining the insertion cap within the cylindrical opening wherein the frictional contact is the frictional contact between the walls of the flexible cylindrical opening and the outside surface of the beveled insertion cap; and a spray attachment attached to the insertion cap; the spray attachment having a threaded opening for receiving the threaded cap.

Abstract: A spray shower apparatus reconfigurable and adjustable for watering flowers and other plants planted in beds. The apparatus comprises a kit enabling modular assembly and enclosed within a common enclosure. The principal component of the kit is a rigid liquid conduit having at least one threaded end and a plurality of orifices disposed on the lateral wall of the conduit. The conduit has a plurality of spray nozzles attachable to the orifices of the liquid conduit. Each spray nozzle is adjustable as to direction of spray relative to the liquid conduit. Other components of the kit include a connector for connecting the liquid conduit to an external source of liquid, brackets for securing the liquid conduit to a vertical environmental surface, and an end cap for closing the distal end of the liquid conduit. Preferably, components are provided in quantities enabling a plurality of liquid conduits to be arranged in series.

Abstract: A snow making tower including a vertical ground support post having its bottom end anchored into the ground and a tower support pole is coaxially mounted on this ground support post for free axial rotation thereon. An upwardly extending support arm is secured intermediate its ends to the upper end of the tower support pole for pivotal movement from horizontal to vertical. An elongated pipe snow making tower is provided with snow making nozzles adjacent its upper end and supply connections at the lower end for connection to remote sources of air and water under pressure for supply thereof to the nozzles for discharge into ambient atmosphere for manufacturing snow in subfreezing conditions. The elongated snow making pipe tower is pivotally secured intermediate its ends to the upper end of the support arm for pivotal movement in a vertical plane from parallel alignment with the support arm to positions below horizontal.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention a method and apparatus for forming and launching a slug of liquid toward a designated target area includes a hollow chamber located on a desired incline having a lower liquid inlet and an upper exit orifice, which is preferably a knife edged orifice, in the upper surface of the chamber. A plug-stopper is located on the inner surface of the chamber which is movable between an engaged position blocking flow of liquid through the orifice and and a disengaged position allowing liquid to exit through the orifice. A pistion located within an operating cylinder has a piston rod which extends through the chamber and engages the plug-stopper and moves the plug-stopper between engaged and disengaged positions with the orifice. The piston is moved back and forth by a fluid moving the piston head in the cylinder back and forth. Preferably a stop is provided in the chamber which the stopper plug engages in the orifice disengaged position.

Abstract: A shower head device has a main body, a threaded portion disposed on a lower end of the main body, a shower face disposed on an upper end of the main body, and a lateral recess formed on a lateral of the main body. A flat plate is adhered on the lateral recess. A plurality of sucking discs are disposed on the flat plate.

Abstract: A vertically adjustable shower head supported by a movable bracket to which rollers are laterally attached that move within guiding track rails behind a shower stall wall. The invention also has a cover plate flush against the shower stall wall, water resistant flaps through which the shower head is positioned and supported, and a gutter system behind the shower stall wall to redirect back into the enclosed shower stall area water which has moved behind the water resistant flaps.

Abstract: A dual shower head device having elongated tubular sections that are connected in a telescopic manner to form an elongated unit is disclosed. The elongated telescoping tubes serve to adjust the length of the device to fit a particular tub/shower enclosure, to aid in securing the unit in place between opposite walls of the enclosure, and to allow the unit to be compressed for ease in installing and positioning the unit in place between the walls, and to provide a conduit for moving water. A helical spring is compressed within the tubular unit and serves to urge the tubular sections apart and to secure the device between the walls of the enclosure. Rubber bumpers are secured to the ends of the unit for contacting the walls of the enclosure and a shower head is mounted at one end and directed inward and a second shower head is secured to a diverter which is connected to the conventional shower pipe and, via a flexible hose, to the unit.

Abstract: An adaptor for a shower includes a valve component having a threaded end for connection to a shower pipe and a first nipple for connection to a showerhead. A second nipple is provided for attachment thereto of a sauna-simulating steam/hot water mist. A diverter valve controls the flow alternatively between the showerhead and the steam spray attachment. The steam spray attachment includes a screen having openings of approximately 25 to 75 microns for breaking down a stream of flowing water into a steam-like mist of fine droplets and water vapor. The broken down stream of water is then sprayed through a nozzle opening, preferably providing a fan-shaped spray. The nozzle opening is of the size to accommodate a flow of about 0.2 to 0.4 gallons per minute.

Abstract: A pulsating cleaning attachment is added to an existing rotary lawn mower, and is adapted to receive a hose for cleaning the mower blade and underside surface of the lawn mower carriage. An attachment body member of the attachment includes a first upward-directed water passage selected at an angle of about thirty degrees, which passage terminates in an elliptically-shaped opening on the inner surface of said body member. This passage both forms and directs a jet stream of water exiting therefrom into and from beneath a rotating blade tip of the mower, whereby the rotating blade cuts the jet stream and creates a pulsating cleaning action for the undercarriage, blade and skirt of the mower.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a gutter cleaning tool adapted to be hooked over the edge of a gutter and to direct a stream of water therein to dislodge leaves or other debris in the gutter towards and down the downspout of the gutter. In case of jamming of such debris in the downspout, a plunger is provided for pushing such debris down the downspout. The entire system is operable from the ground level eliminating the need for ladders or the like to reach the gutters.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for a hand shower having a support stem has a support adapted to be stationarily fixed, a holder formed with a forked seat shaped to receive the hand-shower stem, and interengaging formations on the holder and support for pivoting of the holder on the support about a normally horizontal axis while retaining the holder and support against relative axial movement. An array of radially extending ridges formed on the support, surrounding the axis, and projecting toward the holder engage with complementary ridges formed on a flange of a retaining element rotationally coupled to the holder. A locking bolt axially fixed in the support axially presses the retaining-element ridges against the support ridges so that the holder can be pivoted about the axis on the support with elastic deformation of the flange.

Abstract: A housing for disposition of a conventional aerosol fogger having an upright spraying mechanism wherein the housing securely maintains the aerosol fogger perpendicular to a mounting surface such as a wall or ceiling. The apparatus employs a housing having an elongated cylindrical chamber for slidably insertion of the fogger canister. Upon insertion, an end cap is used to seal the chamber opening and further force the canister into a predetermined position within the chamber. Opposite the frontal opening, the chamber terminates in a end wall having a centrally disposed aperture designed to allow protrusion of the fogger's dispersion nozzle further engaging a trigger mechanism of said dispersion nozzle thereby causing expulsion of fogger canister contents though said end wall aperture.

Abstract: A shower water filter assembly includes a housing having a cavity for a filter element which is relatively large relative to the cross section of the water pipe to which the assembly is attached. A water inlet and a water outlet to the housing couple to a shower pipe and a shower nozzle, respectively. The cavity portion of the housing containing the filter element is laterally displaced from the inlet and outlet along the line of the shower pipe. When the filter assembly is operatively connected to the shower pipe, the filter element can be located vertically above the water inlet and the water outlet, and the height of the shower head is not reduced by the interspersed filter assembly.

Abstract: A hand-held shower unit (12; 250; 504; 540) is disclosed which comprises a rotatable shower head (94) provided with a plurality of spray heads (132; 134; 136; 138) having different spray or water delivery characteristics. The rotatable head (94) is mounted on a shaft (122) driven by a micromotor (190) received in an inner cavity (64) which is formed in a handle casing (52; 252) by offsetting a water conduit (58). Upon pressing a control button (200), the rotatable head (94) is rotated such that water is delivered through selected one of the spray heads (132; 134; 136; 138). To establish a fluid tight seal between the rotary head (94) and the water conduit (58) while avoiding frictional contact therebetween in order to reduce the torque required for the micromotor (190) to rotate the head (94), a water pressure-responsive movable sealing member (104; 260) is arranged. Also disclosed is a shower bath system (10; 500) including in combination the hand-held shower unit ( 12; 250; 504; 540).

Abstract: A portable pump assembly is provided for mounting overlying a sink or shower stall to effect selective directing of water from a washing type form for subsequent use in irrigation, commodes, and the like in geographical areas of limited water availability. The apparatus includes spaced side walls mounting a pump housing thereon. The pump housing includes a threaded inlet and outlet conduit for mounting thereon. Clamp members are directed through a second side wall cooperative with a first side wall to effect securement of a flange of a sink and the like therebetween. The assembly further includes a clip member for positioning an outlet tube relative to a receiving bucket or container.

Abstract: A shower spray system includes a shower head which is positionally adjustable on a vertical rod. The shower head interconnects with a source of water under pressure and a source of air under pressure. The shower head includes a plurality of nozzles, certain of which communicate with the water source to emit water, and others of which communicate with the air source to emit air. In operation, the shower head emits a mist of water from the water nozzles, and a plurality of air streams from the air nozzles. The result is the sensation of greater water flow than actually achieved by the shower head and increased rinsing of the body with decreased water flow.

Abstract: A boom for the supply hose of a fluid used in a car wash is rotatable around a vertical axis in a horizontal plane. Flexibilty of the boom out of the horizontal plane is provided by a spring wire having a loop turned through more than 360.degree. partway along the length of the wire with a leveller device engaging upper edges of inner and outer portions of the wire on either side of the loop and an underside of the inner turns of the loop so as to hold down the outer portion of the wire and locate the boom in the required horizontal plane. Rotation in one embodiment is provided by a vertical portion at the inner end of the wire mounted within a suitable bearing and provided with a coil spring acting to bias the boom to a required angular orientation around the vertical portion of the wire. In a second embodiment for use with 360.degree.

Abstract: A fluid directing means is described that can be used with a conventional garden hose or connected directly to a water tap for applying a linear array of water across a work piece such as an automobile, undergoing repair. The linear array of water consisting essentially of side-by-side streams of water emitted from a flexible hose closed at a far wall and having a series of openings along a segment of its side wall. Because of the size, shape and orientation of the openings, there is sufficient volume of water to facilitate the shaping, smoothing and polishing of the damaged area without undue waste. In addition, a series of non-marring suction cups are provided. The cups are oriented so that the working edge of each cup define a suction plane normal to the axis of symmetry of each opening. In one arrangement, the array of openings directs the streams of water from an essentially common height above the earth's surface at a maximum impact angle (90 degrees).

Abstract: An improved shower head comprising a length of hollow tubing in the shape of a vertically disposed loop having spaced apart, vertically supported side sections and a horizontally supported bottom section joining respective lower ends of the side sections in which a preferred embodiment of the loop is annular in shape to include a horizontally supported top portion joining respective upper ends of the side sections, the outer wall portions of the tubing forming the outer face of the loop facing the bather containing spaced apart orifices producing a vertically disposed spray pattern. The orifices are located along the tubing wall region of the interior portion of the loop outer face an offset distance from the center line of the outer tubing wall that forms the face of the loop generating a spray pattern having an inwardly directed component around the periphery of the loop or annulus.

Abstract: A dual shower head assembly for use in personal showers to allow two people to shower independently at the same time, one person to shower in a conventional manner or one person to shower with two separate sprays. The assembly includes an upper shower head, a lower shower head, a substantially "S"-shaped connecting conduit, a diverter valve assembly and an adjustable shut-off valve. The diverter valve assembly is adapted for threaded engagement with the water supply pipe protruding from the shower wall and defines a pair of water outlets, one of which communicates with and is pivotally connected to the lower end of the connecting conduit. The shut-off valve is carried by the diverter valve assembly and communicates with the other of the water outlets in the diverter valve for selectively allowing water flow therethrough. The lower shower head communicates with and is pivotally mounted on the shut-off valve, downstream of the diverter valve.

Abstract: A combined spray tube and support assembly is provided for use with a spray container such as an aerosol can and the like. The assembly comprises an elongated spray tube adapted for removable seating within a discharge port of a spray nozzle unit on the spray container. When separated from the spray nozzle unit, the spray tube is removably retained by a support member on the spray container or on a cap for the spray container. In a preferred form, the support member comprises a vertically open support ring on the cap which cooperates with short outwardly projecting tabs near one end of the spray tube to support the spray tube alongside the spray container, with the tabs facilitating manipulation to seat the spray tube within the nozzle discharge port.

Abstract: A wall connecting piece for fitting to a concealed water main and for the connection of a hand-held shower hose contains a casing, which can be connected to the water main and on which is provided a connection for the shower hose. The casing contains a retaining head, which acts on the hand-held shower grip and which is pivotable about an axis passing through the casing.

Abstract: A spray flushing attachment for vehicle holding tanks, installed during initial manufacture or subsequently installed, is used to effectively and thoroughly clean out a vehicle holding tank, during the emptying of the holding tank. It is positioned in part through a hole in a holding tank end wall and secured from the outside, at a location opposite to the other end wall, in which a standard holding tank drain has been factory installed. When cleaning water under pressure is supplied through a hose to standard PVC pipe fittings attached to the spray flushing attachment, its interior horizontally diverging spray nozzle pointed toward the drain creates a wide spray across the bottom of this vehicle holding tank, which effectively cleans out the tank so no residue remains.

Abstract: A wall mounted hair dryer has an outlet for dispensing heated air which is movable to multiple positions and in multiple directions. The degrees of movement include translational and rotational degrees of freedom. Translational movements are provided by the outlet itself while an extension tube may be provided to permit additional translational degrees of freedom of movement as well as a rotational degree of movement. The translational degrees of freedom of movement permit the position of the outlet to be proximate the head of the person whose hair is being dried; the rotational degree of freedom of movement permits the selection of the direction in which the heated air is directed. The person whose hair is being dried may accomplish collateral tasks as his hair is being dried.

Abstract: An ablution faucet includes a wall-mounted control valve and a flexible conduit having a hand-held control unit at the end thereof. The hand-held control unit includes a body portion from which a nozzle projects, and a lever for controlling the flow of water through the nozzle. The body portion includes a piston which is always urged into engagement with a valve seat by water pressure and a piston-actuating member engageable by the lever. Various alternative embodiments of the piston and piston-actuating member are disclosed. The wall-mounted control valve also includes a piston which is biased to a valve-closed position by water pressure, as well as a vacuum breaker. An alternative embodiment of the invention employs a cable disposed within the hose and connected in valve-actuating relationship between the lever and the wall-mounted control valve.

Abstract: A self-return mechanism for a car wash hose boom swivel assembly includes a cam and a cam follower assembly which counteracts a force caused by the drooping of a flexible hose that extends from an end of a hose boom arm to a spray wand positioned in a wand holder that is attached to a side wall of a car wash bay near an open end thereof. The self-return mechanism returns the hose boom arm to a position such that the drooping portion of the hose is held out of the path of a vehicle as it moves into the bay. If the hose boom arm is within a predetermined 90.degree. arc, the cam follower mechanism produces a self-returning force on the hose boom swivel assembly, but if the hose boom arm is outside of the 90.degree. arc, the swivel assembly rotates without being subjected to any such self-returning force.

Abstract: This invention relates to spray apparatus for spraying water onto the ground or floor of an indoor riding arena having outwardly inclined boards provided around its periphery, said boards having mounted on their rear side a spray or sprinkler unit which is pivotally mounted by a mounting, the unit being located within a housing which can move with the unit from an inoperative position in which the unit and housing are retracted towards an operative position in which the unit and housing protrude from the front surface of a said board and the spray unit protrudes from the housing, the unit and housing being biassed towards the inoperative position by a weight and moved towards the operative position by a piston and cylinder device which is supplied with water under pressure from the supply conduit for the unit.

Abstract: An adjustable shower assembly in which the shower head is connected by way of an elongated flexible hose or tube to a source of fluid under pressure in which the flexible hose is supported under a substantially constant and uniform tension to thereby permit selective vertical adjustment of the shower head while preventing flexing, twisting or vibration of the flexible hose due to the forces applied thereto during adjustment of the shower head or due to fluid pressures within the hose.

Abstract: A shower device has a bar on which slide a spray head support and a manually operable grip. At least two continuous chains, one connected to the grip and another to the spray head support, pass over a respective pulley mounted at each end of the bar. At one end of the bar the pulleys of two adjacent chains are connected to rotate with one another and the pulleys at the other end of the bar rotate independently with one of the pulleys at one end of the bar over which passes the chain for the spray head having a larger diameter to vary the ratio of movement between the grip and the head.

Abstract: Apparatus for attachment to an air conditioner condenser for applying a mist of water or other liquid to the coils and fins of the condenser to improve the heat transfer capability of the condenser. The apparatus includes a spray nozzle, support structure for the spray nozzle, fluid conductors, a fluid valve member, a temperature sensing member, and a valve control member. The temperature sensing member, through the valve control member, causes the spray to operate only when certain predetermined temperature conditions exist. The temperature sensing member is positioned so that it, as well as the coils and fins of the condenser, receives water sprayed as a mist by the spray nozzle. Thus, the temperature conditions which exist in the coils and fins also exists in the temperature sensing member.

Abstract: A wall-mountable device for holding a cylindrical aerosol container of the type having a tilt-actuatable valve stem for dispensing its contents. The device is characterized by a wall-mountable bracket receiving and supporting the container in fixed position and a shroud member substantially enclosing the container and the bracket. The shroud member defines an opening receiving the valve stem and is pivotally attached to the bracket at a point spaced from the valve such that the valve stem is tilted by the shroud member when the shroud member is pivoted.