Patent ID: 6349428
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: E03C

Abstract:
A shower assembly for mounting on a shower wall which combines an adjustable height shower with a hand-held shower, including:(a) a housing positioned behind the shower wall, said housing having an exterior surface and an internal cavity, said exterior surface being made of a plurality of sides, a bottom surface and a top cover, said internal cavity having an inlet, an outlet and a hose receiving interior; (b) a shower head with an adjustable height; (c) a hose having two ends and a predetermined length, one end of said hose being attached to a supply pipe at a connection located within the internal cavity such that all water leakage occurs therein, the other end of said hose being connected to the shower head on the exposed side of the shower wall, said hose length being disposed within the internal cavity and capable of free movement therein, said hose extending from the supply pipe to the shower head such that water is supplied to the shower head from the supply pipe; and (d) a supporting section being substantially positioned between the housing and the shower head and securely mounted therebetween to the shower wall, said supporting section having a visible portion and a hidden portion, said visible portion being disposed on the exposed side of the shower wall and providing an adjustable mount for the shower head, the hidden portion being concealed from view, said supporting section capable of threadably receiving the hose and providing mounting support to the assembly; said hose being freely disposed within the internal cavity such that the hose is fully concealed behind the shower wall when said assembly is used as a stationary shower and said hose is freely extendible from the wall when the assembly is used as a hand-held shower, said shower height being adjustable during stationary and hand-held use.