Patent ID: 7065807

Claim:
A retractable shower head assembly for assisting a user to more effectively extend and retract the shower head from a rested position, said shower head assembly comprising: an elongated and flexible conduit having a first end portion operably engageable with a water supply source and in direct fluid communication therewith for channeling water along an upward and unidirectional path through said conduit, said conduit further having a second end portion situated exterior of a vertical shower wall wherein said second end portion can be selectively adapted between extended and retracted positions defined distally from the shower wall; a shower head having a tapered end portion directly conjoined to said second end portion of said conduit; a wall flange directly fastened to an exterior surface of the shower wall, said wall flange having a monolithically formed funnel portion protruding orthogonally and distally from the shower wall wherein said tapered end portion of said shower head is guided through said funnel portion for assisting an operator to more effectively maintain said shower head at a stable position when adapted to the retracted position; an elongated and rigid support beam having a centrally disposed longitudinal axis positioned orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the shower wall in such a manner that said support beam traversing a travel path of said conduit, said support beam being directly attached to a rear surface of the shower wall and having a pair of monolithically formed sides disposed orthogonal to each other; a support bracket securely and directly fastened to one said support beam sides such that said support bracket is maintained at a static position and further maintains continuous surface area contact with said support beam sides as well as a selected portion of the shower wall rear surface; and a non-linear sleeve directly fastened to said support bracket and said support beam wherein said sleeve extends rearwardly from the shower wall, said sleeve having monolithically formed first and second end portions for directing said conduit along vertical and horizontal paths during operating conditions and thereby allowing a user to minimize frictional contact with said support bracket and said support beam when extracting said shower head away from the shower wall.