Patent ID: 6611971
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
A shower hand spray wall mount with integral backflow prevention comprising:a housing connected to a water supply, said housing attaching a flexible hose of a hand-held spray head to a wall, said housing having an axially extending bore therewithin and an external hook holding a handle of said hand-held spray head, said housing integrating a IAMPO/ASME mandated backflow preventer, including at least one check valve communicating with an integral vacuum breaking air inlet substituting ambient air for dirty water into a water inlet of said axially extending bore, in the case of vacuum build-up within said bore of said housing, said at least one check valve permitting flow of air into said housing through said vacuum breaking air inlet when dirty water enters said axially extending bore of said housing upon said buildup of the vacuum within said axially extending bore of said housing.