Patent ID: 6343750
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
In a shower head comprising a first portion adapted to be attached to a water supply and a spray head attached to said first portion, the improvements for directing water from the first portion into the spray head in a swirling direction, the improvements including(a) mounting means in the spray head; (b) a water input orifice formed in the first portion and in fluid communication with the water supply; (c) vortex forming means in said first portion and mounted in said mounting means, said vortex forming means including (i) a vortex forming member including a plurality of spaced apart radially extending vanes for imparting a swirling vortex motion to water passing through said vortex forming member and over said vanes, each of said vanes including an upper surface, said upper surface being the portion of said vane closest to said orifice, the distance from said upper surface of each vane to said orifice being in the range of 0.090 inch to 0.190 inch, (ii) a channel extending from said orifice to said vortex forming member to direct water from said orifice through said vortex forming member, (iii) a smooth rounded surface intermediate said vanes and extending outwardly away from said vanes toward said orifice, the distance from said rounded surface to said orifice being in the range of 0.030 to 0.130 inch.