Patent ID: 8714463
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A61H,B05B

Abstract:
1. An overhead or lateral showerhead for installation in a ceiling or wall surface, the showerhead comprising: a ball housing having a first end defined by a base wall and an open second end spaced from the base wall in a first direction, an interior between the base wall and the open second end, an outer flange at the open second end, a ball-receiving socket in the interior on a first side of the base wall and a connection fitting projecting away from the base wall on a second side of the base wall opposite the first side; a pivotable jet producing unit having a ball portion mounted in the ball-receiving socket in the ball housing the ball housing adapted to have water flow therethrough, the ball housing substantially surrounding the jet producing unit, the outer flange extending towards the ceiling or the wall surface; and a connection element having a receiver and being arranged between a water connection and the ball housing, wherein the connection fitting is mounted in the receiver and wherein the ball and the ball-receiving socket are located outside the receiver.