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EP 0566635 B1 19970305 - A DEVICE FOR SHOWER HEADS

Title (en)

A DEVICE FOR SHOWER HEADS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG FÜR HANDBRAUSEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF POUR POMMES DE DOUCHE

Publication

EP 0566635 B1 19970305 (EN)

Application

EP 92903044 A 19911230

Priority

SE 9100919 W 19911230
SE 9100047 A 19910108

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9211948A1] A device limiting the amount of water flowing through a shower head (1) comprises an ejector valve (7) integrated in the shower head, which ejector valve admixes air to the water flow fed to the outlet (2) of the shower head.

IPC 1-7

B05B 1/18

IPC 8 full level

B05B 7/04 (2006.01); B05B 1/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B05B 7/0425 (2013.01); B05B 1/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE DK ES GB GR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9211948 A1 19920723; DE 69125028 D1 19970410; DE 69125028 T2 19971009; EP 0566635 A1 19931027; EP 0566635 B1 19970305; ES 2101832 T3 19970716; SE 468274 B 19921207; SE 9100047 D0 19910108; SE 9100047 L 19920709

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 9100919 W 19911230; DE 69125028 T 19911230; EP 92903044 A 19911230; ES 92903044 T 19911230; SE 9100047 A 19910108