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US 12,085,202 B2Granted
Articulating faucet
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorChanseol Chung
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Abstract
A water delivery device includes a first conduit section and a second conduit section rotatably coupled to the first conduit section by a magnetic joint. The magnetic joint includes a plurality of magnets that cooperatively define a plurality of rotational positions between the first conduit 5 section and the second conduit section.
Claims21
A fluid delivery device comprising:
- a first conduit section;
- and
- a second conduit section rotatably coupled to the first conduit section by a magnetic joint;
- wherein the magnetic joint permits rotation of the first conduit section relative to the second conduit section and prevents axial movement of the first conduit section relative to the second conduit section during rotation,
- wherein the first conduit section has an angled interface with the second conduit section such that the fluid delivery device is configured to be selectively adjusted between a first configuration and a second configuration by selectively rotating the first conduit section, the second conduit section, or both,
- wherein in the first configuration the second conduit section is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first conduit section, and in the second configuration the second conduit section is not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first conduit section.
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A fluid delivery device comprising:
- a first conduit section configured to be coupled to a mounting surface;
- and
- a second conduit section rotatably coupled to the first conduit section by a magnetic joint;
- wherein the magnetic joint permits rotation of the first conduit section relative to the second conduit section and prevents axial movement of the first conduit section relative to the second conduit section during rotation,
- wherein the first conduit section and the second conduit section each have a length that defines a longitudinal axis, and
- wherein the first conduit section has an angled interface with the second conduit section such that rotation of the second conduit section relative to the first conduit section shifts the longitudinal axis of the second conduit section between substantially vertical and substantially horizontal.
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A fluid delivery device configured to be coupled proximate a sink basin, the fluid delivery device comprising:
- a plurality of conduit sections, each conduit section rotatably coupled to the an adjacent conduit section by a magnetic joint;
- wherein the magnetic joint is configured to define a plurality of rotational positions between adjacent conduit sections;
- wherein the magnetic joint permits rotation of a conduit section relative to the an adjacent conduit section and prevents axial movement of the conduit section relative to the adjacent conduit section during rotation,
- wherein a free end of a conduit section of the plurality of conduit section defines an outlet end of the fluid delivery device is configured for delivery of a fluid to the sink basin, and
- wherein the fluid delivery device is configured to be selectively adjusted between a plurality of angular configurations by selectively rotating one or more of the conduit sections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.