Patent ID: 7941887

Claim:
A multi-purpose showerhead, comprising: a) a flexible conduit having a head end coupled to an water outlet of a faucet, a first water supply channel and a first water return channel being fitted within the flexible conduit, wherein the first water supply channel is connected to the water outlet of the faucet while the first water return channel is provided with a back flow opening extending outward near the head end; b) a showerhead main body having a shank member and a head member at the top of the shank member, the inside thereof being brought in a connected state, wherein the bottom of the shank member is attached to a tail end of the flexible conduit, and wherein a second water supply channel and a second water return channel are fitted within the shank member and communicated with the first water supply channel and the first water return channel, respectively, and wherein the head member includes a first return flow chamber that is connected to a third water supply channel and a third water return channel, and wherein a blade wheel is installed within the first return flow chamber, so that, when the water flows from the third water supply channel into the first return flow chamber and comes out from the third water return channel, the blade wheel will be rotated, and wherein a shaft of the blade wheel protrudes out of the first return flow chamber and brings a brush body on the surface of the head member into rotation, and wherein a second return flow chamber is disposed at the periphery of the first return flow chamber and connected to a fourth water supply channel, and wherein a plurality of perforations are formed at the surface thereof such that the water flowing into the second return flow chamber is sprayed out of the perforations; and c) an adjustment knob interposed between the shank member and the head member and having a rotation lug and a stopper, wherein the rotation lug for turning operation protrudes on the surface of the showerhead main body, and wherein the stopper for controlling the switching of the water flow channels is disposed within the showerhead main body, and wherein the stopper includes a plurality of connection channels at the side thereof for controlling the water supply channels and the water return channels in a connected (ON) or disconnected (OFF) state, whereby a plurality of options for taking a shower or brushing the body of the users are achieved by controlling the adjustment knob.