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US 11,634,897 B2Granted
Integrated airgap retrofit body
AssigneePolecat Innovations, LLC
InventorsJames David Watkins, Jr., Casimir A Sienkiewicz
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Abstract
A retrofit body for a faucet that provides an airgap vent is disclosed. The retrofit body may work with any faucet where the faucet body projects through a countertop. The airgap vent is in fluid communication with a drainpipe and a wastewater stream from an appliance.
Claims7
A retrofit body comprising:
- a hollow cavity substantially cylindrical in shape having a diameter and having a fixture cavity conduit at one end and an airgap vent conduit at an opposing end, the hollow cavity comprising:
- an axially symmetrical portion structured and configured to contain an airgap vent;
- a tapered portion contiguous with one end of the axially symmetrical portion, wherein the tapered portion reduces a diameter of the hollow cavity and is in communication with the fixture cavity conduit, the fixture cavity conduit extending towards an inside of the hollow cavity;
- an interior flange contiguous with an end of the fixture cavity conduit, the interior flange extending away from an interior of the fixture cavity conduit;
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- the airgap vent conduit opposite the fixture cavity conduit structured and configured to allow the airgap vent to be inserted therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.