Shower mirror apparatus

Abstract

A shower apparatus includes a mirror mounted in a housing which forms a plenum behind the mirror. All of the shower water is made to flow through the plenum to heat the back of the mirror and thereby through convection heat the reflective front surface to prevent fogging prior to being discharged through the shower head. Rotatable coupling joints are employed to facilitate positioning of the mirror.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. In a shower apparatus having a water supply for dispensing shower water through a shower head, the improvement comprising: (a) a first tubular connector having a fixed connection to a shower water supply;   (b) a second tubular connector .[.mounting.]. .Iadd.mounted .Iaddend.on one end of a shower head;   (c) a tee fitting including: (i) an inlet connected to said shower water supply through said first tubular connector;   (ii) an outlet connected to said shower head through said second tubular connector; and   (iii) an internal divider establishing a first passage communicating with said inlet and a second passage communicating with said outlet;     (d) a mirror assembly having: (i) a housing having a back wall and a front wall;   (ii) a mirror mounted in said housing adjacent said front wall having a front reflective surface and a back surface; and   (iii) a plenum formed by said front wall with said back wall for holding shower water to be placed in contact with said front wall which is in contact with said mirror back surface so as to transmit heat from said front wall to said mirror back and to heat said mirror front surface to prevent fogging thereof;     (e) a third tubular connector having: (i) a first passage communicating said tee fitting first passage with said plenum for transferring shower water from said supply to said plenum to fill said plenum and through heat transfer heat said mirror; and   (ii) a second passage communicating said tee fitting second passage with said plenum for transferring shower water which has heated said mirror back surface through heat transfer from said plenum to said shower head;     (f) rotatable coupling means joining said tee connector to said first, second and third tubular connectors and said third tubular connector to said housing whereby: (i) said tee connector is enabled to rotate relative to said first and second tubular connectors;   (ii) said third tubular connector is enabled to rotate relative to said tee connector; and   (iii) said mirror housing is enabled to rotate relative to said third tubular connector.     
     
     
       2. A shower apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said tubular connectors, tee connector and mirror housing comprise plastic molded components. 
     
     
       3. In a shower apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said third tubular connector includes an integral tubular portion thereof mounted within said plenum and said integral tubular portion forms a portion of said third tubular connector first passage in said plenum. 
     
     
       4. In a shower apparatus as claimed in claim 1 including a clip member secured at opposite ends to and enabling said first and second connectors to remain relatively fixed in relation to each other while allowing limited rotation of said tee connector between and with respect to said first and second connectors. .Iadd. 
     
     
       5.  A shower apparatus comprising: a shower water supply means for providing a flow of water;   mirror means for receiving at least a portion of the flow of water comprising: (i) a housing having a back wall and a front wall forming a plenum for receiving the portion of the flow of water;   (ii) a mirror mounted in said housing adjacent said front wall and having a front reflective surface and a back surface in contact with said front wall of said housing, thereby forming a heat exchange relationship between the plenum for receiving the portion of the flow of water and said reflective surface; and     means for diverting at least a portion of the flow of water to said mirror means, said means for diverting comprising a plurality of adjustable and rotatable rigid pipe-like means connected together and supporting said mirror means, said pipe-like means acting to carry the portion of the flow of the water from said shower water supply means to said mirror means to prevent fogging on said reflective surface of said mirror, whereby said plurality of rigid pipe-like means allow said mirror means to be moved to different positions with respect to said shower water supply means and said rigid pipe-like means act to retain said mirror means in said different positions. .Iaddend. .Iadd.6. A shower apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the entire flow of water is diverted to and from said mirror means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.7. A shower apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said means for diverting at least a portion of the flow of water comprise plastic molded components. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8. A shower apparatus comprising:   shower water supply means for providing a flow of water;   mirror means for receiving at least a portion of the flow of water comprising: (i) a housing for receiving the portion of water flow;   (ii) a mirror having a reflective surface mounted in said housing in heat exchange relationship with the portion of the water flow; and     means for diverting at least a portion of the water flow to said mirror means, comprising a plurality of adjustable and rotatable rigid pipe-like means for carrying the portion of the water flow to said mirror means to prevent fogging on said reflective surface wherein said rigid pipe-like means support and retain said mirror means in a plurality of positions with respect to said shower water supply means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.9. A shower apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the entire flow of water   
     
     
        is diverted to and from the mirror means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.10.  A shower apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said means for diverting at least a portion of the water flow comprise plastic molded components. .Iaddend.