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US 10,519,635 B2Granted
Exposed hose faucet
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsTerrence Lee Fourman, Jeffrey Lee Moore, Randy L. Schneider, II, Alfred Charles Nelson, Kurt Judson Thomas
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Abstract
A fluid delivery device comprises a faucet. The faucet includes a hub, a sprayhead, and a hose coupling the hub to the sprayhead. Each end of the hose has a pivot coupling. One of the pivot couplings is configured to permit rotation of the hose relative to the hub. Another of the pivot couplings is configured to permit rotation of the sprayhead relative to the hose.
Claims16
A faucet comprising:
- a hub;
- a hose including a polygonal shaped transverse cross section, the hose having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of the spray hose operably coupled to the hub;
- a sprayhead operably coupled to the second end of the hose;
- a first pivot coupling operably coupled to the hub and the first end of the hose, the first pivot coupling including a first adapter configured to permit rotation of the hose relative to the hub;
- a second pivot coupling operably coupled to the sprayhead and the second end of the hose, the second pivot coupling including a second adapter configured to permit rotation of the sprayhead relative to the hose;
- a swing arm including a first end operably coupled to the hub and a second end supporting the sprayhead, wherein the hose extends above the swing arm;
- a capacitive coupling positioned between the hub and the swing arm;
- a capacitive sensor operably coupled to the swing arm through the capacitive coupling;
- a controller operably coupled with the capacitive sensor;
- and
- an actuator driven valve fluidly coupled to the hose and controlled by the controller.
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A faucet comprising:
- a hub;
- a hose including a polygonal shaped transverse cross section, the hose having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end operably coupled to the hub;
- a sprayhead operably coupled to the second end of the hose;
- a swing arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the swing arm operably coupled to the hub at the first end, the swing arm supporting the sprayhead at the second end of the swing arm and rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the hub, the hose extending above the swing arm;
- a first pivot coupling operably coupled to the hub and the first end of the hose, the first pivot coupling including a first adapter;
- a second pivot coupling operably coupled to the sprayhead and the second end of the hose, the second pivot coupling including a second adapter;
- wherein the first pivot coupling rotates the first end of the hose about a first pivot axis, the second pivot coupling rotates the second end of the hose about a second pivot axis, and the swing arm is configured to rotate independently of the first pivot coupling and the second pivot coupling;
- a capacitive coupling positioned between the hub and the swing arm;
- a capacitive sensor operably coupled to the swing arm through the capacitive coupling;
- a controller operably coupled with the capacitive sensor;
- and
- an actuator driven valve fluidly coupled to the hose and controlled by the controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.