Patent ID: 6474621
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: E03C,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
Control apparatus for a shower having a shower wall, an elevated threaded water outlet extending through said wall and regulating means on said wall for regulating the pressure and temperature of water for flow through said water outlet, said apparatus including a housing, said housing being threaded at one end for connection to said threaded water outlet and at its opposite end for connection to a shower head or shower arm connected to said shower head, said housing including a water flow passage extending therethrough from said one end to said opposite end, a rotatable quarter-turn valve member in said housing for controlling flow from said regulating means through said passage and in use to said shower head or shower arm connected to said shower head, a valve actuating arm connected to said valve member for effecting rotation thereof, said valve actuating arm being located externally of said housing and having a free end remote from its connection to said valve member, and an elongated rigid operating member pivotally connected to the free end of said arm so as to be pivotally movable towards and away from said shower wall, said operating member freely hanging from said valve actuating arm, said operating member terminating in a hand grip located in use adjacent said regulating means but spaced from said wall, and wherein said hand grip may be grasped and moved vertically to move said operating member in opposite directions to cause rotation of said valve actuating arm and said valve member and permit flow of water through or prevent flow of water through said flow passage to said shower head or shower arm connected to said shower head, and wherein when said valve member is in a position permitting said flow through said flow passage, vertical downward movement of said operating member causes said valve member to move to a position preventing flow through said flow passage.