US 12,497,767 B2
Ablutionary installation
Colin Beattie, Cheltenham (GB); and Stuart Banham, Kemble (GB)
Assigned to Kohler Mira Limited, Cheltenham (GB)
Filed by KOHLER MIRA LIMITED, Cheltenham (GB)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/742,340.
Application 18/742,340 is a division of application No. 17/108,632, filed on Dec. 1, 2020, granted, now 12,043,993.
Application 17/108,632 is a continuation of application No. PCT/GB2019/051528, filed on Jun. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1809214 (GB), filed on Jun. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0328129 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01); E03C 1/044 (2006.01); E03C 1/06 (2006.01); F16K 11/044 (2006.01); E03C 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/0408 (2013.01) [E03C 1/044 (2013.01); E03C 1/06 (2013.01); F16K 11/0445 (2013.01); E03C 1/023 (2013.01); E03C 2001/0414 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shower fitting comprising:
a riser bar attachable to a supporting surface, the riser bar having an upper end, wherein a first insert is positioned in the upper end of the riser bar; and
an overhead arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted to be attached to the upper end of the riser bar and the second end being adapted to be attached to an overhead showerhead, wherein a second insert is positioned in the first end of the overhead arm;
wherein when the first end of the overhead arm is attached to the upper end of the riser bar, the second insert receives the first insert and the overhead arm is arranged and oriented such that the overhead showerhead is located a distance laterally away from the riser bar;
wherein the first and second inserts are adapted such that they permit movement of the overhead arm relative to the riser bar between a plurality of angular orientations about an axis of the riser bar irrespective of attachment between the riser bar and the supporting surface; and
wherein an aperture extends through the overhead arm and the second insert, the aperture receiving a fastener to selectively secure the overhead arm in one of the plurality of angular orientations.