Patent ID: 6164570
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: E03C,F16L

Abstract:
A flexible shower arm for connecting a shower head to a shower pipe, said arm comprising:a plurality of movably interconnected bead members forming an outer structure and defining a cavity formed along the entire length of said outer structure, said outer structure having a first and second ends;a tube positioned in the cavity and extending from said first end to said second end of said outer structure, said tube having first and second ends;an end fixture having a first end attached to the shower pipe and a second end moveably attached to said first end of said outer structure, said second end of said end fixture defining internal threads;an end connector having a first end operably attached to said second end of said outer structure, and a second end attached to the shower head;a bushing, defining a bore, and having internal threads and external threads, said bushing being received in said second end of said end fixture;a first nipple having a first end defining external threads and being threadedly received in said bore of said bushing, and a barbed second end for insertion into said first end of said tube to conduct liquid from said liquid source into said tube; anda second nipple formed on said end connector for insertion into said second end of said tube to conduct liquid from said tube to the shower head.