US 12,470,855 B2
Shower assembly
Kenneth Scott Hanna, Bellingham, WA (US); Michael James Soetaert, Sheboygan, WI (US); Keith Scott Ruh, Elkhart Lake, WI (US); and William Clement Kuru, Plymouth, WI (US)
Assigned to Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/648,711.
Application 18/648,711 is a continuation of application No. 17/157,192, filed on Jan. 25, 2021, granted, now 12,035,089.
Application 17/157,192 is a continuation of application No. 14/470,761, filed on Aug. 27, 2014, granted, now 10,945,059, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 14/470,761 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/605,587, filed on Sep. 6, 2012, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/871,054, filed on Aug. 28, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/637,009, filed on Apr. 23, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/631,912, filed on Jan. 13, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/573,448, filed on Sep. 6, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0276132 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B05B 1/18 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/026 (2013.01) [B05B 1/18 (2013.01); B05B 1/185 (2013.01); H04R 2201/021 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shower assembly comprising:
a housing defining:
a housing portion with a waterway through which water flows, the waterway extending parallel to an axis from an inlet to an outlet, the housing portion defining an inner wall;
a passage housing portion defining a passage upstream of the inlet and the waterway; and
a receptacle defined at least in part by the inner wall of the housing portion, the receptacle including an open first end aligned with the outlet and an open second end spaced apart from the open first end, the open first end and the open second end of the receptacle being open to an exterior of the housing; and
an auxiliary device removably supported in the receptacle;
wherein with the auxiliary device is at least partially supported in the receptacle, the auxiliary device blocks the receptacle; and
wherein with the auxiliary device removed from the receptacle, the receptacle is uncovered.