Magnetic coupling for sprayheads

A faucet comprising:

• a faucet sprayhead including a shell, a waterway supported within the shell, and a water outlet fluidly coupled to the waterway;
• wherein the water outlet includes an aerator;
• a faucet delivery spout including a wall defining a dispensing end, the wall having an internal surface and an external surface, the internal surface defining an elongate passageway;
• a supply tube fluidly coupled to the waterway of the faucet sprayhead, the supply tube supported for movement within the elongate passageway in response to movement of the faucet sprayhead;
• a magnetic coupling releasably coupling the faucet sprayhead to the faucet delivery spout, the magnetic coupling including a head connector disposed on the faucet sprayhead and a body connector disposed on the faucet delivery spout, at least one of the head connector and the body connector having an electromagnet, and the other of the head connector and the body connector having a magnetically attractive member;
• wherein the magnetically attractive member includes a magnet having a magnetic field;
• wherein the supply tube defines a fluid coupling between the faucet sprayhead and the faucet delivery spout, the fluid coupling being independent from the magnetic coupling;
• wherein the magnetically attractive member is formed of steel, iron or a mixture thereof;
• wherein the electromagnet is switchable between an energized state and a de-energized state;
• and
• wherein the head connector includes one of a female member and a male member, and the body connector includes the other of the female member and the male member, the female member configured to mate with the male member.