| CPC B05B 1/185 (2013.01) [B05B 1/18 (2013.01); B05B 15/528 (2018.02)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A showerhead comprising:
a faceplate including a faceplate front surface, a faceplate rear surface, and a plurality of nozzle openings extending from the faceplate front surface to the faceplate rear surface;
a shell coupled to the faceplate;
a plurality of outer nozzles supported within the nozzle openings of the faceplate, the plurality of outer nozzles extending outwardly relative to the faceplate front surface from an inlet to an outlet;
a membrane including:
a membrane front surface and a membrane rear surface,
a plurality of inner nozzle protrusions extending outwardly from the membrane front surface, and each inner nozzle protrusion having a nozzle tip, and
each inner nozzle protrusion including an inlet opening defined proximate the membrane rear surface and an outlet opening defined proximate the nozzle tip;
a water passage extending from the inlet opening to the outlet opening of each inner nozzle protrusion,
wherein the plurality of inner nozzle protrusions are supported within the plurality of outer nozzles, and the nozzle tips protrude outwardly beyond the outlet of the outer nozzles; and
a backer support including:
a plurality of standoffs, and
a plurality of water passageways defined between the standoffs;
wherein the plurality of standoffs secure the membrane between the outer nozzles and the backer support.
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