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US2080264A
US2080264A US62150A US6215036A US2080264A US 2080264 A US2080264 A US 2080264A US 62150 A US62150 A US 62150A US 6215036 A US6215036 A US 6215036A US 2080264 A US2080264 A US 2080264A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/34—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
    • B05B1/3405—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
    • B05B1/341—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet
    • B05B1/3421—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber
    • B05B1/3431—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves
    • B05B1/3452—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves the cooperating elements being movable, e.g. adjustable relative to one another
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/30—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
    • B05B1/3033—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages the control being effected by relative coaxial longitudinal movement of the controlling element and the spray head
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/34—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
    • B05B1/3405—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
    • B05B1/341—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet
    • B05B1/3421—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber
    • B05B1/3431—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves
    • B05B1/3442—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves the interface being a cone having the same axis as the outlet

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  • This invention relates to shower heads.
  • the general object of the invention is to provide a shower head which can be economically manufactured and which can be operated effectively with a minimum amount of water.
  • a more specific object of the invention is to provide a shower head including a body and a cap member so constructed and arranged that either control of the fluid or of thespraying effect may be secured.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a shower head so arranged that the water passes in a novel manner through and from the shower head.
  • Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing my improved shower head
  • Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the head
  • Fig. 3 is a central section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the inner member of the head.
  • the shower head comprises a body H having a cap member 12 thereon.
  • the body ll includes an upper portion which is internally threaded as at H to receive a supply pipe I 4 by means of which water may be directed into the head.
  • the exterior of the body adjacent the threads 13 is hexagonal as at l5 to receive a wrench.
  • the intermediate portion of the body is provided with a central bore I 6 and with an external threaded portion I1, while the lower portion of the body is substantially cylindrical and of less diameter than the threaded portion H.
  • the lower portion isprovided with a plurality of intersecting apertures I8 which communicate with the central bore IS.
  • the lower end of the body is bevelled as at I9 and is provided with a central cylindrical recess 20 with the wall 2
  • the cap member comprises an upper portion 23 which receives the upper portion ll of the body.
  • a gasket 24 is shown as engaging a shoulder 25 on the body. This gasket is U-shaped in cross-section so that any fluid entering the gasket cavity will press the outer portion of the gasket outwardly and the inner portion inwardly, thus efiecting a tight seal.
  • the intermediate portion of the cap is threaded as at 26 to receive the threads IT on the body and the lower end of the cap is shown as frustoconical in shape and is provided with a discharge aperture 21 which communicates with a flaring bore 28 and the latter communicates with a flaring wall 29 which is arranged at a bevel corresponding to the bevel 19 on the body I I. a m
  • the upper surface of the cap I2 is provided with a projecting lug 30 while the body is provided with an aperture 3
  • This screw projects below the hexagonal portion l5 when fully screwed in 15 position so that when the screw is fully inserted rotation of the cap is limited to less than a complete revolution thereby preventing unauthorized removal of the cap.
  • the device In use the device is installed as shown and the cap is rotated until the bevel IS on the body is engaged by the bevelled portion 29 of the cap. The screw32 is then turned to position and the shower head is adjusted by backing off the cap until the correct spraying effect is secured.
  • the water passes from the pipe l4 through the bore 26 then through the apertures l8 and around the lower portion of the body whence it passes inwardly through the slots 22 into the recess 20 thus imparting a rotary action to the sprayed water.
  • the water then passes through the flared portion 28 out of the aperture 21.
  • the amount of water passing through the shower head may be controlled by suitable valve means on the pipe l4.
  • a shower head comprising a body having a 5 cylindrical portion at one end of said body including an intermediate portion with a bore therein adapted to communicate with a pipe, the outer wallof said intermediate portion being of less diameter than said cylindrical portion, the 50 outer wall of said intermediate portion being threaded, the other end of said body having a cylindrical outer surface of less diameter than that of the externally threaded portion, said bore terminating at said other end, said other 56 end having apertures therein, said body having a recess therein at the-extreme end thereof forming a tubular end, said tubular end having a bevelled face, said recess including a cylindrical peripheral wall, said body having slots therein leading to said recess, and a hollow cap member including a cylindrical inner portion slidably engaging the first mentioned cylindrical portion of said body, said cap also including an internally threaded portion engaging said externally threaded portion of said body, said cap having a disbharge orifice in its lower end, said cap including a bevelled portion adjacent to said orifice
  • a shower head comprising a body having an exterior. cylindrical portion near one end of'said body including an intermediate portion with a bore therein adapted to communicate with a pipe, the outer wall of said intermediate portion being of less diameter than said cylindrical por tion, the outer wall of said intermediate portion being threaded, the other end of said body having a cylindrical outer surface of less diameter than that of the externally threaded portion, said bore terminating at said other end, said other end having intersecting apertures therein, said body having a recess therein at the extreme end thereof forming a tubular end, said tubular end having a bevelled face, said recess including a cylindrical peripheral wall, said body having slots therein leading to said recess, and a hollow cap member includinga' cylindrical inner portion slidably engaging the first mentioned cylindrical portion of said body, said cap also including an internally threaded portion engaging said externally threaded portion of said body, a gasket of U-shape and engaging said body and 40 said cap, said cap having a cylindrical discharge orifice in
  • a shower head comprising a body having means at one end adapted to be connected to a supply pipe the exterior of said body adjacent said means being cylindrical, said body including an intermediate portion with a bore therein adapted to communicate with the pipe, the outer wall of said intermediate portion being of less diameter than said cylindrical portion to provide a shoulder at the juncture of said portions, the outer wall of said intermediate portion being threaded, the other end of said body having a cylindrical outer surface of less diameter than that of the externally threaded portion, said bore terminating at said other end, said other end having diametrically extending intersecting apertures therein, said apertures extending at right angles to the ax s of said bore and having part of their walls disposed flush with the end of said bore, said body having a recess therein at the extreme end thereof forming a tubular end, said tubular end having a bevelled face, said recess including a cylindrical peripheral wall, said body having slots therein leading to said recess, said slots being straight and tangentially arranged

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May 11, 1937. E. GRAY 2,080,264
SHOWER HEAD Filed Feb. 5, 1936 INVENTOR. [0 E. GRAY.
ATTORNEY.
Patented May 11, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,080,264 SHOWER HEAD Leo E. Gray, San Pedro, Calif. Application February 3, 1936 Serial No. 62,150 3 Claims. (01; 299-419) This invention relates to shower heads. The general object of the invention is to provide a shower head which can be economically manufactured and which can be operated effectively with a minimum amount of water.
A more specific object of the invention is to provide a shower head including a body and a cap member so constructed and arranged that either control of the fluid or of thespraying effect may be secured.
A further object of the invention is to provide a shower head so arranged that the water passes in a novel manner through and from the shower head. l
Other objects and the advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing my improved shower head;
Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the head; i
Fig. 3 is a central section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the inner member of the head.
Referring to the drawing by reference characters I have shown my invention as embodied in a shower head which is indicated generally at IU. As shown the shower head comprises a body H having a cap member 12 thereon.
The body ll includes an upper portion which is internally threaded as at H to receive a supply pipe I 4 by means of which water may be directed into the head. The exterior of the body adjacent the threads 13 is hexagonal as at l5 to receive a wrench. The intermediate portion of the body is provided with a central bore I 6 and with an external threaded portion I1, while the lower portion of the body is substantially cylindrical and of less diameter than the threaded portion H. The lower portion isprovided with a plurality of intersecting apertures I8 which communicate with the central bore IS.
The lower end of the body is bevelled as at I9 and is provided with a central cylindrical recess 20 with the wall 2| defining the recess provided with a plurality of slots 22. These slots are directed tangentially with the outer wall of the slots substantially tangent to the cylindrical recess 20.
The cap member comprises an upper portion 23 which receives the upper portion ll of the body. A gasket 24 is shown as engaging a shoulder 25 on the body. This gasket is U-shaped in cross-section so that any fluid entering the gasket cavity will press the outer portion of the gasket outwardly and the inner portion inwardly, thus efiecting a tight seal.
The intermediate portion of the cap is threaded as at 26 to receive the threads IT on the body and the lower end of the cap is shown as frustoconical in shape and is provided with a discharge aperture 21 which communicates with a flaring bore 28 and the latter communicates with a flaring wall 29 which is arranged at a bevel corresponding to the bevel 19 on the body I I. a m
The upper surface of the cap I2 is provided with a projecting lug 30 while the body is provided with an aperture 3| which is threaded to receive a screw 32. This screw projects below the hexagonal portion l5 when fully screwed in 15 position so that when the screw is fully inserted rotation of the cap is limited to less than a complete revolution thereby preventing unauthorized removal of the cap.
In use the device is installed as shown and the cap is rotated until the bevel IS on the body is engaged by the bevelled portion 29 of the cap. The screw32 is then turned to position and the shower head is adjusted by backing off the cap until the correct spraying effect is secured.
The water passes from the pipe l4 through the bore 26 then through the apertures l8 and around the lower portion of the body whence it passes inwardly through the slots 22 into the recess 20 thus imparting a rotary action to the sprayed water. The water then passes through the flared portion 28 out of the aperture 21. As the cap is backed away from the body more of the water is free to pass around the lower end of the body so that this water is added to the stream passing 35 through the apertures 22 so that in this manner the spray can be adjusted. The amount of water passing through the shower head may be controlled by suitable valve means on the pipe l4.
From the foregoing description it will be ap- 40 parent that I have provided a novel shower head which can be economically manufactured and which is highly efiicient in use.
Having thus described my invention I claim:
1. A shower head comprising a body having a 5 cylindrical portion at one end of said body including an intermediate portion with a bore therein adapted to communicate with a pipe, the outer wallof said intermediate portion being of less diameter than said cylindrical portion, the 50 outer wall of said intermediate portion being threaded, the other end of said body having a cylindrical outer surface of less diameter than that of the externally threaded portion, said bore terminating at said other end, said other 56 end having apertures therein, said body having a recess therein at the-extreme end thereof forming a tubular end, said tubular end having a bevelled face, said recess including a cylindrical peripheral wall, said body having slots therein leading to said recess, and a hollow cap member including a cylindrical inner portion slidably engaging the first mentioned cylindrical portion of said body, said cap also including an internally threaded portion engaging said externally threaded portion of said body, said cap having a disbharge orifice in its lower end, said cap including a bevelled portion adjacent to said orifice and having another bevel on its inner surface, the bevelled face of said body engaging the last mentioned bevel on said cap. a
2. A shower head comprising a body having an exterior. cylindrical portion near one end of'said body including an intermediate portion with a bore therein adapted to communicate with a pipe, the outer wall of said intermediate portion being of less diameter than said cylindrical por tion, the outer wall of said intermediate portion being threaded, the other end of said body having a cylindrical outer surface of less diameter than that of the externally threaded portion, said bore terminating at said other end, said other end having intersecting apertures therein, said body having a recess therein at the extreme end thereof forming a tubular end, said tubular end having a bevelled face, said recess including a cylindrical peripheral wall, said body having slots therein leading to said recess, and a hollow cap member includinga' cylindrical inner portion slidably engaging the first mentioned cylindrical portion of said body, said cap also including an internally threaded portion engaging said externally threaded portion of said body, a gasket of U-shape and engaging said body and 40 said cap, said cap having a cylindrical discharge orifice in its lower end, said cap including a bevelled portion adjacent to said orifice and having another bevel on its inner surface, the bevelled face of said body engaging the last mentioned bevel on said cap and means to limit the rotary movement between said body and cap.
'3. A shower head comprising a body having means at one end adapted to be connected to a supply pipe the exterior of said body adjacent said means being cylindrical, said body including an intermediate portion with a bore therein adapted to communicate with the pipe, the outer wall of said intermediate portion being of less diameter than said cylindrical portion to provide a shoulder at the juncture of said portions, the outer wall of said intermediate portion being threaded, the other end of said body having a cylindrical outer surface of less diameter than that of the externally threaded portion, said bore terminating at said other end, said other end having diametrically extending intersecting apertures therein, said apertures extending at right angles to the ax s of said bore and having part of their walls disposed flush with the end of said bore, said body having a recess therein at the extreme end thereof forming a tubular end, said tubular end having a bevelled face, said recess including a cylindrical peripheral wall, said body having slots therein leading to said recess, said slots being straight and tangentially arranged with respect to the recess, each of said slots being parallel to but oifset from one of said transverse apertures, and a hollow cap member including a cylindrical inner portion slidably engaging the first mentioned cylindrical portion of said body, said cap also including an internally threaded portion engaging said externally threaded portion of said body, a gasket on said shoulder, said gasket being U-shaped and engaging said body and said cap, said cap having a cylindrical discharge orifice in its lower end, said capincluding a bevelled portion adjacent to said orifice and having another bevel on its inner surface, the bevelled face of said body engaging the last mentioned bevel on said cap and means to limit the rotary movement between said body and cap.
LEO E. GRAY.
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US2608442A (en) * 1949-01-11 1952-08-26 Arthur Kennedy Dorman Spray nozzle
US3669359A (en) * 1970-09-18 1972-06-13 Precision Valve Corp Aerosol mechanical break-up nozzle insert
US4114812A (en) * 1975-11-07 1978-09-19 The Black And Decker Manufacturing Company Spray nozzle
US4187986A (en) * 1977-12-17 1980-02-12 Teledyne Industries, Inc. Sprayer
US5868321A (en) * 1995-01-10 1999-02-09 Spraying Systems Co. Enhanced efficiency atomizing and spray nozzle
EP1545790A1 (en) * 2002-08-15 2005-06-29 Engineering Vortex Solutions Pty Ltd Apparatus for regulating fluid flow through a spray nozzle

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2608442A (en) * 1949-01-11 1952-08-26 Arthur Kennedy Dorman Spray nozzle
US3669359A (en) * 1970-09-18 1972-06-13 Precision Valve Corp Aerosol mechanical break-up nozzle insert
US4114812A (en) * 1975-11-07 1978-09-19 The Black And Decker Manufacturing Company Spray nozzle
US4187986A (en) * 1977-12-17 1980-02-12 Teledyne Industries, Inc. Sprayer
US5868321A (en) * 1995-01-10 1999-02-09 Spraying Systems Co. Enhanced efficiency atomizing and spray nozzle
EP1545790A1 (en) * 2002-08-15 2005-06-29 Engineering Vortex Solutions Pty Ltd Apparatus for regulating fluid flow through a spray nozzle
US20060102748A1 (en) * 2002-08-15 2006-05-18 Jao Wu Apparatus for regulating fluid flow through a spray nozzle
EP1545790A4 (en) * 2002-08-15 2007-10-31 Engineering Vortex Solutions P Apparatus for regulating fluid flow through a spray nozzle
US7478767B2 (en) 2002-08-15 2009-01-20 Engineering Vortex Solutions Pty. Ltd. Apparatus for regulating fluid flow through a spray nozzle

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