Patent 7093309 was granted and assigned to Hansgrohe on August, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A wall-mounting rod for attaching a holder for a shower head having a shower hose has a groove on its front surface, into which the section of hose from the shower head emerging from the holder may be inserted. The holder also has a sort of groove, into which the hose may be inserted. A securing device that holds the hose in place in the groove in the rod is provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the rod.