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.
Claims20
A faucet comprising:
- an articulable spout comprising a plurality of segments arranged sequentially between a base and an outlet;
- and
- an actuator operably coupled to the plurality of segments via a plurality of first cables and a plurality of second cables, wherein the actuator is configured to rotate the plurality of segments relative to one another in a first rotational direction via the plurality of first cables and to rotate the plurality of segments relative to one another in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction via the plurality of second cables, wherein rotation of the plurality of segments transitions the articulable spout between different positions.
A faucet comprising:
- an articulable spout comprising a plurality of segments arranged sequentially between a base and an outlet, wherein the plurality of segments are configured to independently rotate relative to one another to transition the articulable spout between different positions;
- a plurality of first cables coupled to the plurality of segments and operable to independently rotate the plurality of segments in a first rotational direction;
- and
- a plurality of second cables coupled to the plurality of segments and operable to independently rotate the plurality of segments in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.
A method for operating a faucet including an articulable spout having a plurality of segments, the method comprising:
- rotating the plurality of segments, independently and relative to one another, in a first rotational direction via a plurality of first cables coupled to the plurality of segments, wherein rotating the plurality of segments in the first rotational direction transitions the articulable spout to a first position defining a first shape;
- and
- rotating the plurality of segments, independently and relative to one another, in a second rotational direction via a plurality of second cables coupled to the plurality of segments, wherein rotating the plurality of segments in the second rotational direction transitions the articulable spout to a second position defining a second shape different from the first shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.