| US 7,455,247 B2 | ||
| Bodyspray having adjustable spray orientation | ||
| Pete Kajuch, Brookfield, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Kohler Co., Kohler, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 01, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/69,696. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0196972 A1, Sep. 07, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B05B 1/32 (2006.01); B05B 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 239—451 [239/227; 239/437] | 4 Claims |
| 3. A bodyspray assembly mountable on a wall, the bodyspray assembly being configured to receive supply water from a source
and emit the supply water as a directed spray, the bodyspray assembly comprising:
a bi-directional coupling assembly including a housing rotatable about a first axis and a body rotatable about a second axis,
the coupling assembly receiving the supply water; and
a spray outlet assembly including an array of nozzles extending through a spray face, the nozzles receiving the supply water
from the coupling assembly and outputting the supply water as a directed spray, the spray outlet assembly being connected
to the bi-directional coupling assembly such that the nozzles and spray face are pivotable about both the first and second
axes; and
an escutcheon configured for mounting on the wall, the escutcheon surrounding the spray face such that the spray face is substantially
flush with respect to the wall;
wherein the housing is a water flow housing supported by a waterway member, wherein the water flow housing is rotatable with
respect to the waterway member about the first axis;
wherein the body comprises a first elbow waterway body supported by the water flow housing, the elbow waterway body being
rotatable with respect to the water flow housing about the second axis;
the bodyspray assembly further comprising a second elbow waterway body supported by the water flow housing, the second elbow
waterway body rotatable with respect to the water flow housing about the second axis.
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