Patent ID: 8757517

Claim:
A showerhead having a plurality of spray modes comprising a manifold defining a plurality of mode apertures; a front channel plate comprising a plurality of front plate partitions connected to an exterior surface of the manifold and defining at least two channels, each channel of the at least two channels corresponding to one of the plurality of spray modes, wherein the mode apertures provide fluid communication between the manifold and the at least two channels; a rear channel plate connected to the front channel plate, wherein the rear channel plate encloses the at least two channels to form at least two chambers; and a radial mode changer received in the manifold, the radial mode changer defining a hollow passageway in fluid communication with a water inflow and defining one or more ports in fluid communication with the hollow passageway, at least one port of the one or more ports extends around a portion of a circumference of the radial mode changer; wherein when the radial mode changer is rotated relative to the manifold to a first position, one or more of the ports is aligned with one or more of the mode apertures and water from the water inflow flows through the radial mode changer into one of the chambers providing water outflow to one of the plurality of spray modes; and when the radial mode changer is in a second position, the at least one port aligns with two mode apertures and a water flow is split by the two mode apertures receiving the water flow.