Patent ID: 8146838

Claim:
A handheld showerhead comprising a handle portion; a showerhead portion extending from the handle portion and having a plurality of nozzles; two or more fluid channels, wherein a first one of the fluid channels is in fluid communication with a first set of the plurality of nozzles and a second one of the fluid channels is in fluid communication with a second set of the plurality of nozzles; and a base wall defining two or more fluid inlets each in fluid communication with a respective one of the two or more fluid channels; a water supply connector at least partially housed within the handle portion having a fluid inlet configured for connection to a water supply; a fluid passage configured to transport the water flow from the fluid inlet within the handle in a first flow direction; and an outlet configured to direct the water flow in a second flow direction; and a mode selector having a control knob mounted within the handle portion and configured to rotate about an axis, and a rotatable selection structure that defines an aperture that is in fluid communication with the water supply connector outlet; wherein rotation of the control knob rotates the selection structure and selectively aligns the aperture in the selection structure with one of the two or more fluid inlets in the base wall to direct the water flow from the water supply connector outlet to at least one of the two or more fluid channels of the showerhead.