A showerhead having a water filter element held therein. The water filter element is easily changeable by unscrewing two halves of a body forming the showerhead. The body halves are easily gripped and turned, so as to be opened or closed, and the showerhead preferably includes a massage-type head a
A showerhead having a water filter element held therein. The water filter element is easily changeable by unscrewing two halves of a body forming the showerhead. The body halves are easily gripped and turned, so as to be opened or closed, and the showerhead preferably includes a massage-type head at the lower end thereof, which may be rotated to vary the streams of water exiting the showerhead. The water filter element cooperates with internal components of the halves of the body to direct the flow of water through the filter element, and then out of the massage head. The showerhead may be easily and quickly adapted to be held on any shower arm, and to replace any existing showerhead without taking up as much room as currently existing filter elements used with available showerheads.
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What is claimed is: 1. A id="DEL-S-00001" date="20060627" shower headid="DEL-S-00001" id="INS-S-00001" date="20060627" showerhead id="INS-S-00001" comprising: a single body containing a pivotable inlet, a shower filter and a shower spray outlet; the single body comprised of a id="INS-S-00002" dat
What is claimed is: 1. A id="DEL-S-00001" date="20060627" shower headid="DEL-S-00001" id="INS-S-00001" date="20060627" showerhead id="INS-S-00001" comprising: a single body containing a pivotable inlet, a shower filter and a shower spray outlet; the single body comprised of a id="INS-S-00002" date="20060627" substantially cylindrical id="INS-S-00002" top hollow mating half having the pivotable inlet id="INS-S-00003" date="20060627" therein id="INS-S-00003" and a id="INS-S-00004" date="20060627" substantially cylindrical id="INS-S-00004" bottom hollow mating half having the shower spray outlet id="INS-S-00005" date="20060627" thereinid="INS-S-00005" ; the top hollow mating half and the bottom hollow mating half being held together by matching threads formed at mating ends thereof; id="INS-S-00006" date="20060627" the shower filter comprising id="INS-S-00006" a water filter assembly having an annular chamber with a plurality of inlet openings and a plurality of exit openings and a filter media held therein; the water filter assembly being secured in an internal chamber formed by the top hollow mating half and the bottom hollow mating half; and means in the internal chamber for directing flow of water from the pivotable inlet into the internal chamber, through the water filter and out of the shower spray outlet. 2. The showerhead of claim 1 wherein the pivotable inlet is held in an annular housing portion recessed into a top portion of the top hollow mating half, and is scaling captured in annular scaling member by a baffle element held between a central dividing wall formed in the water filter. 3. The showerhead of claim 2 wherein the shower spray outlet is a massage head movable between different spray positions. 4. The showerhead of claim 2 wherein the means in the internal chamber for directing flow of water includes a first baffle means, an annular passage, and curved inlet walls at an upper end of the top hollow mating half, to direct the flow of water into the plurality of inlet openings in the annular chamber. 5. The showerhead of claim 4 wherein the annular passage is formed between an inner wall of the annular chamber and an inner surface of the annular housing portion. 6. The showerhead of claim 5 wherein the means for directing flow of water also includes the plurality of exit openings, an annular groove formed in a bottom wall of the bottom hollow half, a second annular passage formed by inner walls of the annular chamber below the central dividing wall formed in the water filter and inner walls of a central cylindrical portion, and a second baffle means. 7. The showerhead of claim 1 wherein the top hollow mating half has curved inner walls at an upper portion thereof, and the bottom hollow mating half has a massage head at a lower end thereof; the id="DEL-S-00002" date="20060627" messageid="DEL-S-00002" id="INS-S-00007" date="20060627" massage id="INS-S-00007" head being movable between a fine spray pattern and a pulsating spray pattern; and the pivotable inlet is held in an annular housing portion recessed into the upper portion of the top hollow mating half, the pivotable inlet being sealing captured in an annular sealing member by a first baffle element held between a central dividing wall formed in the water filter and the annular sealing element. 8. The showerhead of claim 7 wherein the means in the internal chamber for directing flow of water includes the first baffle element, a first annular passage, and the curved inner walls to direct the flow of water into the plurality of inlet openings in the annular chamber. 9. The showerhead of claims 8 wherein the first annular passage is formed between an upper inner wall portion of the annular chamber and an inner surface of the annular housing portion. 10. The showerhead of claim 9 wherein the means for directing flow of water also includes the plurality of exit openings, an annular groove formed in a bottom wall of the bottom hollow half, a second annular passage formed by lower inner walls of the annular chamber, below the central dividing wall, and an outer surface of a central cylindrical portion, and a second baffle element. 11. A showerhead comprising: a single body containing a pivotable inlet, a shower filter and a shower spray outlet; the single body comprised of a top hollow mating half having a recessed annular housing portion having the pivotable inlet held therein, and a bottom hollow mating half having the shower spray outlet therein; the top hollow mating half and the bottom hollow mating half being held together by matching threads formed at mating ends thereof and forming an internal chamber; id="INS-S-00008" date="20060627" the shower filter comprising id="INS-S-00008" a water filter assembly having an annular chamber with a plurality of inlet openings and a plurality of exit openings and a filter media held therein; the water filter assembly being secured in the internal chamber between annular wall portions formed in the internal chamber; and baffle elements held in the internal chamber, on opposed sides of a dividing wall formed in the water filter assembly, for directing flow of water from the pivotable inlet through the plurality of inlet openings, out the plurality of exit openings, and through the shower spray outlet. 12. The showerhead of claim 11 wherein the dividing wall is formed in a central open portion of the annular chamber of the water filter and the shower spray outlet is a massage head movable between different spray positions. 13. The showerhead of claim 12 wherein a first of the baffle elements is held in the internal chamber before a first annular passage, and the internal chamber includes curved inner walls at an upper end of the top hollow mating half to direct the flow of water into the plurality of inlet openings in the annular chamber. 14. The showerhead of claim 13 wherein the first annular passage is formed between an upper inner wall of the annular chamber, above the dividing wall, and an inner surface of the recessed annular housing portion. 15. The showerhead of claim 14 wherein the means for directing flow of water also includes the plurality of exit openings, an annular groove formed in a bottom wall of the bottom hollow half, a second annular passage formed by lower inner walls of the annular chamber, below the central dividing wall, and inner walls of a central cylindrical portion, and a second baffle element. 16. A showerhead comprising: a single body containing a pivotable inlet, a shower filter and a shower spray outlet; the single body being substantially cylindrical and having a top hollow mating half with a recessed annular housing portion having the pivotable inlet held therein, and a bottom hollow mating half having a massage head held therein; the top hollow mating half and the bottom hollow mating half having end portions formed thereon, which end portions are screwed together so as to form an internal chamber; id="INS-S-00009" date="20060627" the shower filter comprising id="INS-S-00009" a water filter assembly held in the internal chamber, between annular wall portions; the water filter assembly having an annular chamber with filter media held therein, and a central open area bounded by inner walls; a dividing wall held in the central open area to separate the inner walls into upper and lower portions; a plurality of inlet openings and a plurality of exit openings in the annular chamber; a first baffle element held in the internal chamber, on an upstream side of the dividing wall; a second baffle element held in the internal chamber on a downstream side of the dividing wall; and the first baffle element and the second baffle element cooperating with upper and lower surfaces of the dividing wall to direct flow of water from the pivotable inlet, around upper portions of the inner walls into the plurality of inlet openings, through the filter media, out the plurality of exit openings, around the lower portions of the inner walls and through the massage head. 17. The showerhead of claim 16 wherein the flow of water is also directed by an annular groove formed in a bottom wall of the bottom hollow half and the inner surface of a central cylindrical portion. id="INS-S-00010" date="20060627" 18. A showerhead for connection to an inlet comprising: a single substantially cylindrical body comprised of a top hollow mating half and a bottom hollow mating half removably secured together at open ends to form a hollow internal chamber; the substantially cylindrical single body including a pivoting water inlet secured in the top hollow mating half and a spray outlet secured in the bottom hollow mating half; a water filter assembly having an annular chamber held in the hollow internal chamber and comprising a plurality of inlet openings and a plurality of exit openings and a filter media held in the annular chamber; and the substantially cylindrical single body having means in the hollow internal chamber for directing flow of water from the pivoting water inlet through the water filter assembly and out the spray outlet. id="INS-S-00010" id="INS-S-00011" date="20060627" 19. A showerhead connected to a shower pipe comprising: a substantially cylindrical single combination showerhead and water filter body comprised of a top hollow mating half having a pivoting inlet therein and a bottom hollow mating half having a spray outlet therein; the top hollow mating half and the bottom hollow mating half being removably secured together at open ends to form a hollow internal chamber; a water filter assembly having an annular chamber held in the hollow internal chamber and comprising a plurality of inlet openings, a plurality of exit openings and a filter media held in the annular chamber; and means in the hollow internal chamber for directing flow of water from the pivoting water inlet through the water filter assembly and out the spray outlet.id="INS-S-00011" id="INS-S-00012" date="20060627" 20. A showerhead for connection to a shower pipe comprising: a substantially cylindrical single, compact, combination showerhead and water filter body; the substantially cylindrical single, compact, combination showerhead and water filter body including a top hollow mating half having a pivotable water inlet therein and a bottom hollow mating half having a spray outlet therein; the top hollow mating half and the bottom hollow mating half being removably secured together by mating screw threads at open ends to form a hollow internal chamber; a water filter assembly comprised of an annular chamber held in the hollow internal chamber and having a plurality of inlet openings, a plurality of exit openings and a filter media held in the annular inner chamber connected to the inlet openings and the exit openings; and means in the internal chamber to direct flow from the water inlet through the inlet openings and filter media and out the exit openings and the spray outlet.id="INS-S-00012"
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