Richard A Parso

US Patent:

6719218, Apr 13, 2004

Filed:

Jun 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/888892

Inventors:

Lonnie F. Cool - North Olmsted OH
Mark S. Kacik - Strongsville OH
Yaakov Korb - Cleveland Heights OH
Richard A. Parso - Brunswick OH
Stephen J. Zaborszki - Northfield Center OH

Assignee:

Moen Incorporated - North Olmsted OH

International Classification:

A62C 3100

US Classification:

239443, 239440, 239449, 23922211, 23922217

Abstract:

A shower head has a housing with a water inlet and a control valve which connects to the housing inlet and has a plurality of water outlets. The control valve regulates the flow of water to a plurality of circumferentially arranged spray openings and to a nozzle which is located within the periphery of the spray openings. The nozzle has the ability to turn or spin, thus providing a soft spray which may be independent of or concurrent with the discharge of water from the spray openings. The nozzle may also wobble, which movement may be described as nutational, or the slow movement of the axis of the nozzle about another axis. Wobbling movement provides a somewhat more concentrated spray than that provided when the nozzle only spins. The shower head further has an auxiliary port which may be utilized with other spray devices such as fixed sprays or hand-held shower heads.

US Patent:

52576450, Nov 2, 1993

Filed:

Feb 16, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/018295

Inventors:

Larry J. Scully - Elyria OH
Richard A. Parso - Brunswick OH

Assignee:

Moen Incorporated - Elyria OH

International Classification:

F16L 500
F16K 3160

US Classification:

137359

Abstract:

A faucet handle assembly for concealed attachment to a valve operating stem includes a handle and a handle adapter which is attached to it. There is a valve body which holds a valve member which has a valve stem extending outwardly therefrom into the handle adapter for attachment thereto. There is an exterior hub which is attached adjacent one end thereof to the valve body. The hub has interlocking means with the handle and handle adapter which prevent relative longitudinal movement between these elements but provides for rotary movement of the handle relative to the hub. There is a bearing positioned between facing surfaces of the handle and hub to provide for smooth rotation therebetween.