Patent ID: 6233758
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A water saving mechanism for a shower device, comprising:a ball valve having a ball element;a body having a valve space into which said ball element is inserted and having an entrance hole on one side thereof and an exit hole on the opposite side thereof, said exit hole having a smaller diameter than said ball element thereby defining a valve seat;a ball element moving chamber disposed in alignment with said valve space and extending in a direction between said entrance and exit holes of said body wherein said ball element is moveable therein to thereby limit the moving range of said ball element;an operating member connected to and movable forwardly/backwardly in a radial direction on said body adjacent said exit hole for moving said ball element towards said ball element moving chamber by the advancement thereof toward said exit hole of said body; andsaid body having an interior surface and said chamber having an exterior surface, said surfaces defining a flow path around said chamber from said entrance hole to said exit hole.