Patent ID: 7793365
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A showerhead comprising: a showerhead body having a base section adapted to be disposed in contact with a wall for mounting the showerhead thereon, and a horizontal section extending horizontally from an upper end of said base section; said horizontal section has an internal space formed as a water flow passage, a distal end formed with a water discharge opening and a base end formed a connector receiving region; said connector receiving region has a distalmost end formed a body-side engaging thread portion, wherein said body-side engaging thread portion is internally threaded; a connector is mounted within said internal space and at said connector receiving region of said showerhead body; said connector having a base end formed as a feedwater-pipe-joining portion adapted to be attached to a feedwater pipe arranged in the wall, and a distal end formed as a connector-side engaging thread portion, wherein said connector-side engaging thread portion is externally threaded; said connector-side engaging thread portion of said connector engaging said body-side engaging thread portion of said showerhead body during an initial operation of attaching said showerhead body to said connector, said body-side engaging thread portion rotating beyond said connector-side engaging thread portion to completely releasing the thread engagement therebetween and enabling said showerhead body to be moved axially through a limited range and freely rotated relative to said connector; and a fastener for fixing said showerhead body to said connector at a given installation position once said connector-side engaging thread portion and body-side engaging thread portion are completely released, wherein said body-side engaging thread portion is positioned between and spaced from said connector-side engaging thread portion and said fastener when said showerhead body is fixed at said given installation position.