Information
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Patent Grant
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6363961
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Patent Number
6,363,961
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Date Filed
Tuesday, December 19, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, April 2, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 137 11905
- 137 597
- 137 801
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International Classifications
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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.
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