Patent ID: 8621681

Claim:
An articulating shower arm, comprising an elbow portion adapted to fluidly communicate with a water supply; a movable adjustment post comprising one or more post splines and having a first end operatively attached to an end of the elbow portion and a second end opposite the first end; an arm portion comprising one or more arm splines and adapted to fluidly communicate with a shower head, wherein the arm portion is pivotably coupled with the elbow portion about a first axis of the elbow portion; the arm portion and the elbow portion form a continuous channel configured to fluidly connect the water supply with the shower head; the adjustment post extends within the channel in the elbow portion coaxially with the first axis of the elbow portion such that the second end extends through an exit opening in the arm portion; and a mechanism for selectively locking and unlocking the position of the arm portion relative to the elbow portion operatively attached to the second end of the adjustment post, wherein when the mechanism is in a locked configuration, the adjustment post is in a first position and the interaction of the one or more post splines with the one or more arm splines causes the arm portion to be held substantially immovable relative to the elbow portion; and when the mechanism is in an unlocked configuration, the adjustment post is in a second position and the arm portion is pivotable with respect to the elbow portion and the arm portion may be moved to a different radial location with respect to the elbow portion.