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US 11,555,299 B2Granted
Faucet spout including a side outlet and flow control features
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsAlisha Nicole Buescher, Gerald Robert Hayes, Brian Wayne Johnson
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Abstract
A faucet spout includes an arm extending from an upstream portion to a downstream portion. The arm defines a longitudinal axis extending between the upstream portion and the downstream portion. A passageway is disposed in the arm, and the passageway is configured to receive water from a water source. A plurality of baffles is disposed in the passageway. The plurality of baffles defines a tortuous flow path in the passageway. An outlet is disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. The outlet is configured to receive water from the passageway and deliver water from the faucet spout.
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A faucet spout for delivering water, comprising:
- an arm extending from an upstream portion to a downstream portion, the arm defining a longitudinal axis extending between the upstream portion and the downstream portion;
- a passageway disposed in the arm and including an inlet configured to receive water from a water source, the inlet extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of baffles disposed in the passageway and defining a tortuous flow path in the passageway;
- and
- an outlet disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the outlet configured to receive water from the passageway and deliver water from the faucet spout;
- and
- wherein each baffle of the plurality of baffles are disposed upstream from the outlet such that water is delivered in a substantially uniform flow from the outlet.
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A faucet spout for delivering water, comprising:
- a passageway having an inlet portion configured to receive water from a water source and an outlet portion configured to receive water from the inlet portion;
- a longitudinal axis extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion;
- an outlet disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the outlet configured to receive water from the passageway and deliver water from the faucet spout;
- a flow director disposed in the passageway and including a body having an outer surface, a plurality of baffles supported on the outer surface of the body, and an inner surface defining an internal passageway in fluid communication with the outlet, the flow director defining a tortuous flow path in the passageway, the tortuous flow path comprising:
- a first segment in which water flows away from the outlet, the plurality of baffles defining the first segment of the tortuous path;
- and
- a second segment in which water is received from the first segment and water flows toward the outlet.
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A faucet spout for delivering water, comprising:
- a passageway having an inlet portion configured to receive water from a water source and an outlet portion configured to receive water from the inlet portion;
- a longitudinal axis extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion;
- an outlet disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the outlet configured to receive water from the passageway and deliver water from the faucet spout;
- a flow director disposed in the passageway and defining a tortuous flow path in the passageway, the tortuous flow path comprising:
- a first segment in which water flows away from the outlet;
- a second segment in which water is received from the first segment and water flows toward the outlet;
- wherein the flow director comprises a plurality of baffles, the plurality of baffles defining the first segment of the tortuous path;
- wherein the plurality of baffles are elongated in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- and,
- wherein the plurality of baffles comprises:
- a first baffle having a first length in the transverse direction;
- and
- a second baffle having a second length in the transverse direction, the second length being greater than the first length.
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A faucet spout for delivering water, comprising:
- a passageway having an inlet portion configured to receive water from a water source and an outlet portion configured to receive water from the inlet portion;
- a longitudinal axis extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion;
- an outlet disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the outlet configured to receive water from the passageway and deliver water from the faucet spout;
- a flow director disposed in the passageway and defining a tortuous flow path in the passageway, the tortuous flow path comprising:
- a first segment in which water flows away from the outlet;
- a second segment in which water is received from the first segment and water flows toward the outlet;
- wherein the flow director comprises a plurality of baffles, the plurality of baffles defining the first segment of the tortuous path;
- wherein the flow director further comprises an external surface carrying the plurality of baffles;
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- wherein the external surface is an upper external surface and the plurality of baffles is a plurality of upper baffles, and wherein the flow director further comprises a lower external surface carrying a plurality of lower baffles.
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A faucet spout for delivering water, comprising:
- a passageway having an inlet portion configured to receive water from a water source and an outlet portion configured to receive water from the inlet portion;
- a longitudinal axis extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion;
- an outlet disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the outlet configured to receive water from the passageway and deliver water from the faucet spout;
- a flow director disposed in the passageway and defining a tortuous flow path in the passageway, the tortuous flow path comprising:
- a first segment in which water flows away from the outlet;
- a second segment in which water is received from the first segment and water flows toward the outlet;
- wherein the flow director comprises a plurality of baffles, the plurality of baffles defining the first segment of the tortuous path;
- wherein the flow director further comprises an external surface carrying the plurality of baffles;
- and
- wherein the flow director further comprises an internal surface defining an internal passageway, the passageway divided into a plurality of internal channels, the plurality of internal channels defining the second segment of the tortuous path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.