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US 12,054,925 B2Granted
Articulating faucet
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorChanseol Chung
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Abstract
A faucet includes a base configured to attach to a support, an outlet for dispensing a fluid, an articulable spout including a plurality of segments operatively coupled together sequentially between the base and the outlet and configured to rotate relative to one another to transition the articulable spout between a first position and a second position, and an actuator operatively coupled to at least two segments of the plurality of segments and configured to rotate the at least two segments in opposite rotational directions.
Claims19
A faucet comprising:
- a base configured to attach to a support;
- an outlet for dispensing a fluid;
- an articulable spout comprising a plurality of segments operatively coupled together sequentially between the base and the outlet and configured to rotate relative to one another to transition the articulable spout between a first position and a second position;
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- an actuator operatively coupled to at least two segments of the plurality of segments and configured to rotate the at least two segments in opposite rotational directions to solely direct transition of the articulable spout between the first and second positions.
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A faucet comprising:
- an articulable spout comprising a plurality of segments operatively coupled together sequentially and configured to rotate relative to one another to transition the articulable spout between a first position and a second position;
- an actuator operatively coupled to at least two non-sequential segments of the plurality of segments and configured to rotate the at least two non-sequential segments in opposite rotational directions relative to an intervening segment between the at least two non-sequential segments;
- a first cable coupled to the actuator and to the at least two non-sequential segments of the plurality of segments and operable by the actuator to rotate the at least two non-sequential segments in a first rotational direction;
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- a second cable coupled to the actuator and to the at least two non-sequential segments and operable by the actuator to rotate the at least two non-sequential segments in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.
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A method for operating a faucet comprising:
- operating an actuator to engage a first cable coupled to a plurality of segments of an articulable spout of the faucet to rotate the plurality of segments relative to one another to transition the articulable spout into a first position in which the plurality of segments form a first shape extending between a base and an outlet;
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- operating the actuator to engage a second cable coupled to the plurality of segments to rotate the plurality of segments relative to one another to transition the articulable spout into a second position in which the plurality of segments form a second shape different from the first shape extending between the base and the outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.