Patent ID: 6276004
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
A modular shower arm assembly for use in removably attaching a shower fixture to an unthreaded end of a pipe extending outwardly from a shower wall without affecting connection of the pipe to a water supply system behind the shower wall, said shower arm assembly including:a tubular shower arm adapted on one end thereof to mount a shower fixture, an adapter sleeve having an internal diameter adapted to provide a close, but sliding, fit on said pipe;said tubular shower arm having an internal water passage which includes a chamber sized to closely fit about the adapter sleeve exterior diameter and to locate the sleeve positively relative to the shower arm;a seal member located within said passage adjacent said adapter sleeve and in sealing contact with said passage and adapted to be in sealing contact with said pipe; anda threaded opening in said tubular shower arm on an upper exterior surface thereof, an arcuate slot in said adapter sleeve in alignment with said shower arm opening, a threaded fastener extending through said opening and slot and adapted to fix said shower arm and sleeve to said pipe.