ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,893, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).
"Pausing handshower cradle" was invented by Matthew J. Ball (Sheboygan, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handshower cradle assembly includes a waterway body, a handshower cradle, and an actuator. The handshower cradle is coupled to the waterway body. The actuator is configured to reduce a flow rate of water through the waterway body in response to a handshower being received within the handshower cradle. In some embodiments, the handshower cradle is configured to engage with the actuator under the weight of the handshower to adjust a position of the actuator with...