Patent ID: 7229031

Claim:
An energy efficient showerhead comprising a first housing for attachment to a main supply conduit of a shower, said first housing having formed at a lower end a spherical member, said spherical member having a bore formed therethrough for receiving water from the supply conduit, a valve actuator having an upper concave surface complementary to and at times in slidable contact with an outer surface of said spherical member, a regulator valve disposed within a lower portion of said bore for control of water between full flow and reduced flow, said regulator valve including a ball for slidable contact with the valve actuator, and a cylindrical valve body defining an inner circumferential surface, guide rails disposed about and spaced from the inner circumferential surface of the regulator valve, a second housing secured to a bottom surface of said valve actuator and operable to rotate said valve actuator about the outer surface of the spherical member, whereby selective rotation of the second housing is effective to position the valve actuator and the spherical member in a complementary relationship so as to maintain a desired temperature at a reduced flow of water discharge from the showerhead.