ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,767, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Kohler Mira Ltd. (Cheltenham, Great Britain).
"Ablutionary installation" was invented by Colin Beattie (Cheltenham, Great Britain) and Stuart Banham (Kemble, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shower fitting includes a riser bar having an upper end. The shower fitting also includes an overhead arm with a first end and a second end. The first end may be attached to the upper end of the riser bar, and the second end may be attached to an overhead showerhead. The first end of the overhead arm is attached to the upper end of the riser bar, and the overhead arm is arranged and oriented s...