US 11,980,899 B2
Shower
Rafael Alfredo Rexach, Sheboygan, WI (US); Stephanie Szemetylo, Sheboygan, WI (US); David J. Richter-O'Connell, Sheboygan, WI (US); Jeffrey James Elsesser, Kohler, WI (US); and James S. Giefer, Sheboygan, WI (US)
Assigned to KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/896,754.
Application 17/896,754 is a continuation of application No. 16/367,361, filed on Mar. 28, 2019.
Application 16/367,361 is a continuation of application No. 15/637,919, filed on Jun. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,456,794, issued on Oct. 29, 2019.
Application 15/637,919 is a continuation of application No. 14/843,692, filed on Sep. 2, 2015, granted, now 9,718,068, issued on Aug. 1, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/045,390, filed on Sep. 3, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0410186 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B05B 1/18 (2006.01); B05B 15/60 (2018.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); E03C 1/042 (2006.01)
CPC B05B 1/185 (2013.01) [B05B 1/18 (2013.01); B05B 15/60 (2018.02); E03C 1/0408 (2013.01); E03C 1/042 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0126 (2013.01); Y10T 137/698 (2015.04)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shower assembly comprising:
an inlet port for receiving water from a water source at an inlet flow rate;
a reservoir for receiving water from the inlet port, wherein the reservoir is not pressurized by a line pressure of the water source even when the reservoir receives the water at a maximum inlet flow rate of 2.5 gallons per minute; and
a plurality of drop outlet ports;
wherein each of the plurality of drop outlet ports is configured such that water passes from the reservoir through the plurality of drop outlet ports, forms a drop at each drop outlet port, and only falls from each drop outlet port by gravity as discrete drops of water; and
wherein a total flow capacity of the plurality of drop outlet ports is greater than or equal to the maximum inlet flow rate.