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A shower head having a plurality of spray modes and unique controls to allow the selection of the desired mode. The shower head includes several unique features to allow the inclusion of several different spray modes, such as wide spray, medium spray, center spray, champagne spray, high speed pulsat

A shower head having a plurality of spray modes and unique controls to allow the selection of the desired mode. The shower head includes several unique features to allow the inclusion of several different spray modes, such as wide spray, medium spray, center spray, champagne spray, high speed pulsating spray, low speed pulsating spray, and mist. A waterfall mode can be implemented. The shower head includes a flow control valve that controls the pressure of the water flow, and acts to divert water to a mode selector or to a separate spray mode, such as the mist mode. The flow control valve diverts water between the mode selector and the separate spray mode. It also allows a combination of the modes controlled by the mode selector and the separate spray mode. The shower head also includes a mode selector. The mode selector transfers or routes fluids from the flow control valve to any number of individual or a combination of flow spray mode outlets.

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1. A shower head having a plurality of spray modes for exiting water, said shower head comprising:a housing having a flow path for incoming water, a mode selector, and a plurality of outlet flow paths, each of said outlet flow paths leading to a particular spray mode; said flow path for incoming wat

1. A shower head having a plurality of spray modes for exiting water, said shower head comprising:a housing having a flow path for incoming water, a mode selector, and a plurality of outlet flow paths, each of said outlet flow paths leading to a particular spray mode; said flow path for incoming water in fluid communications with said mode selector, and said plurality of outlet flow paths in fluid communications with said mode selector; said mode selector comprising: a spool valve having a hollow inner core and defining a plurality of outlet apertures; a manifold defining a tubular recess, having a side wall, for rotatably receiving said spool valve, a plurality of mode apertures formed in said side wall of said recess, each of said apertures in fluid communication with at least one of said outlet flow paths and spray modes; said spool valve rotatable in said manifold to align at least one outlet aperture with one of said mode apertures to allow water flow from said mode selector through said spool to said outlet flow path associated with said aligned outlet and mode apertures.