Massage bath tub faucet structure

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6363961
  • Patent Number
    6,363,961
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, December 19, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 2, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Hepperle; Stephen M.
    Agents
    • Harrison & Egbert
Abstract
A massage bath tub faucet structure including a convergent pipe which is connected with a first support pipe and a second support pipe in communication with a shower head. The first support pipe is provided in the wall with a locating edge. The first support pipe is fastened with a fastening hole of the faucet in conjunction with a fastening bolt. The first support pipe is provided therein to an internal pipe which is provided with a water hole in communication with the interior of the faucet. The internal pipe is provided therein with a pull rod for regulating the flow of water to the shower head or the faucet.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates generally to a faucet, and more particularly to a bath tub faucet.




2. Description of Related Art




As shown in

FIG. 1

, a bath tub faucet


10


of the prior art is mounted on a seat


13


which is fastened to a bathroom wall


14


. The at bath tub faucet


10


is provided with a fastening end


11


which is positioned by a C-shaped locating ring


12


. The prior art bath tub faucet


10


is defective in design because the seat


13


must be removed from the bathroom wall


14


along with the faucet


10


when it is replaced.




BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a bath tub faucet which can be replaced with ease and speed.




The bath tub faucet of the present invention is provided at the end to a fastening hole which is fastened with a support pipe in conjunction with a bolt. The support pipe is provided with an internal pipe and a pull rod for controlling water. The pull rod is provided at the bottom end with an annular protrusion by which the flow of water is directed to the faucet or a shower head.




The foregoing objective, features and functions of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

shows a schematic view of a bath tub faucet of the prior art.





FIG. 2

shows a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 3

shows an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 4

shows a sectional schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 5

shows a sectional schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention at work.





FIG. 6

shows another sectional schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention at work.





FIG. 7

shows a schematic view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




As shown in

FIGS. 2-4

, a bath tub faucet structure embodied in the present invention is composed of a cold water valve


20


, a hot water valve


21


, and a convergent pipe


22


in communication with the cold water valve


20


and the hot water valve


21


. The convergent pipe


22


is provided in the center with a first support pipe


23


, which is fastened to a faucet


24


. The structure of the present invention is characterized by the convergent pipe


22


which is provided with a second support pipe


231


corresponding in location to the first support pipe


23


. The second support pipe


231


is provided with a threaded portion


25


, which is engaged with one end of a guide tube


27


of a shower head


26


. The top end of the support pipe


23


is extended through the face board


28


of the massage bath tub. The support pipe


23


is provided in the periphery with an annular retaining slot


50


, a retaining ring


51


for retaining the support pipe


23


, and a locating edge


29


for locating the faucet


24


. The faucet


24


has a pipe hole


30


for connecting the support pipe


23


. The pipe hole


30


is provided in the inner wall with an annular slot


31


and a washer


32


which is disposed in the annular slot


31


. The pipe hole


30


is further provided in the inner wall with a fastening hole


33


and a bolt


34


which is engaged with the fastening hole


33


such that one end of the bolt


34


presses against the locating edge


29


so as to position the faucet


24


. The faucet


24


is provided in the top edge of the interior thereof with a connection portion


37


having a through hole


35


and an inner threaded portion


36


. The support pipe


23


is further provided therein with an internal pipe


38


which is provided in the inner wall with a stepped edge


52


, and on the body with a plurality of water-stopping rings


39


in intimate contact with the inner wall of the support pipe


23


, and a water hole


40


in communication with the interior of the faucet


24


. The internal pipe


38


is provided at a top end with an outer threaded portion


41


, which is engaged with the inner threaded portion


36


of the connection portion


37


. The internal pipe


38


is provided therein with a pull rod


42


such that a control portion


43


of the top end of the pull rod


42


juts out of the connection portion


37


via the through hole


35


of the connection portion


37


. The pull rod


42


is provided at the bottom end with an annular protrusion


45


having a water stopping ring


44


. A spring


48


is disposed between the annular protrusion


45


and the stepped edge


52


of the internal pipe


38


.




As switches


20


and


21


are turned off, the convergent pipe


22


is free of water. In the meantime, the annular protrusion


45


of the pull rod


42


is urged by the spring


48


to slide downward until the water stopping ring


44


of the annular protrusion


45


is stopped at the juncture of the second support pipe


231


and the convergent pipe


22


, as shown in FIG.


5


. As the switches


20


and


21


are turned on, the water “A” in the convergent pipe


22


enters the interior of the internal pipe


38


such that the water flows into the faucet


24


via the water hole


40


. When the pull rod


42


is pulled upward, the pressure of the water “A” in the convergent pipe


22


forces the annular protrusion


45


to block the bottom port


46


of the internal pipe


38


, the water “A” is let out from the shower head


26


via the second support pipe


231


and the guide tube


27


, as shown in FIG.


6


. The second support pipe


231


may be provided with a shield


47


for shielding the shower head


26


in the event that the shower head


26


will not be in use, as shown in FIG.


7


.



Claims
  • 1. A massage bath tub faucet structure comprising:a cold water valve; a hot water valve; a convergent pipe disposed between said cold water switch and said hot water switch; a first support pipe connected with said convergent pipe; a faucet fastened to said first support pipe; a second support pipe fastened to said convergent pipe such that said second support pipe is connected with a shower head via a guide tube; a fastening hole located in an interior of said faucet and provided in the inner wall with an annular groove 31 and a washer 30 disposed in said annular groove; a connection portion 37 located in a top edge of said interior of said faucet and provided with a through hole and an inner threaded portion 36, which are coaxial with said fastening hole; an internal pipe disposed in said first support pipe and provided in an inner wall with a stepped edge and in a periphery with a plurality of water stepping rings in intimate contact with the inner wall of said first support pipe, said internal pipe further comprised of a water hole in communication with said interior of said faucet, and an outer threaded portion which is engaged with said inner threaded portion of said connection portion; a pull rod reciprocally disposed in the interior of said internal pipe such that a control portion thereof juts of said through hole of said connection portion, said pull rod being comprised of an annular protrusion having a water stopping ring, and a spring disposed between said annular protrusion of said pull rod and said stepped edge of said internal pipe; and a locating edge located on the outer wall of said first support pipe for positioning said faucet by a bolt whereby said bolt presses against said locating edge.
  • 2. The massage bath tub faucet structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said first support pipe further comprises a retaining slot and a retaining ring disposed in said retaining slot for locating said first support pipe.
US Referenced Citations (4)
Number Name Date Kind
2468315 Wagner Apr 1949 A
3297046 Hall Jan 1967 A
4592388 Wilcox Jun 1986 A
5813436 Chen Sep 1998 A