Wand for pullout faucet
AssigneeFortune Brands Water Innovations LLC
InventorsKi Y. So, Harshil Parikh
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Abstract
The present invention provides a wand for a faucet that may be pulled away from a body of the faucet and manipulated by a user. A wand extends through a body of the faucet and couples to the wand such that the wand may be pulled away from the faucet and swiveled by a user. A hose coupler connects the wand to the faucet supply hose such that the wand may be manipulated by a user, such as when continuously pressurized fluid is received. The wand hose provides a first flow path to a first waterway of the wand and a second flow path to a second waterway of the wand.
Claims20
A wand hose for a wand of a faucet, the wand hose comprising:
- an outer hose having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner surface;
- an inner hose extending through the outer hose and having an inlet, an outlet, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- and
- a hose coupler disposed on a downstream end of the outer hose and operable to couple with an upstream end of the wand;
- wherein the inner hose is operable to receive a first fluid supply;
- wherein the wand hose is operable to receive a second fluid supply;
- wherein the wand hose is configured to extend through a spout of the faucet;
- wherein the hose coupler includes a non-threaded wand coupling portion;
- and
- wherein the hose coupler is configured to enable the wand to swivel about the hose coupler.
A faucet comprising:
- a body, the body including a spout;
- a wand having a first waterway and a second waterway;
- a wand hose having an outer hose and an inner hose extending through the outer hose, the wand hose configured to extend through the spout;
- and
- a hose coupler disposed on a downstream end of the outer hose and operable to couple with an upstream end of the wand;
- wherein the wand hose is configured to direct a supply of a first fluid through the inner hose to the first waterway of the wand and to direct a supply of a second fluid to the second waterway;
- wherein a downstream end of the inner hose extends through a downstream end of the outer hose into the first waterway and is rotatable and translatable within the first waterway;
- wherein the hose coupler includes a non-threaded wand coupling portion;
- and
- wherein the hose coupler is configured to enable the wand to swivel about the hose coupler.
A wand hose for a wand of a faucet, the wand hose comprising:
- an outer hose having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner surface;
- an inner hose extending through the outer hose and having an inlet, an outlet, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- a hose coupler disposed at a downstream end of the outer hose and operable to couple with an upstream end of the wand;
- and
- a fitting disposed at a downstream end of the inner hose and having an outer circumference with a diameter larger than a diameter of the outer surface of the inner hose;
- wherein the inner hose is operable to receive a first fluid supply;
- wherein the wand hose is operable to receive a second fluid supply;
- wherein the wand hose is configured to extend through a spout of the faucet;
- wherein a downstream portion of the inner hose extends through the hose coupler;
- wherein the hose coupler includes a non-threaded wand coupling portion;
- and
- wherein the hose coupler is configured to enable the wand to swivel about the hose coupler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.