US 12,679,691 B2 · Cam cleat assembly for plumbing fixtures employing flexible hoses

Abstract

An apparatus for securing a flexible plumbing hose, and then conveniently releasing the hose so that it may be retracted, as well as related plumbing fixtures is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a two-piece cleat assembly which easily engages and disengages the hose. The cleat assembly comprises two spring-loaded cam cleats that can partially rotate to pinch and grip the flexible hose in place but can quickly released by physically lifting the hose away from the cleat assembly. The two-piece cleat assembly may be employed as a component in a plumbing fixture such as a shower system having a hose attached to a hand-held shower head, or in a kitchen faucet having a hose attached to a hand-held sprayer. The cleat assembly is configured as a replaceable cartridge which can easily be disassembled from the plumbing fixture for replacement or repair.

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Dependent claims

A plumbing fixture system comprising:

a flexible plumbing hose for transmitting water under pressure to a hand-held nozzle or sprayer;
a retracting mechanism for allowing extension and automatically retrieving of the flexible plumbing hose from a storage area;
a plumbing fixture apparatus comprising:
a spring-loaded two-piece cleat assembly for retaining the hose at a desired position when extended, the two-piece cleat assembly comprising two cam members rotatable about parallel axes in a first direction, each cam member having opposed non-symmetrical convex surfaces shaped to retain the hose;
and
a roller assembly including a roller rotatable about a second axis in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the parallel axes of the two cam members, the roller positioned above the hose to guide the hose adjacent to the two cam members when the hose is being extending or retrieving from a storage area.

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A plumbing fixture apparatus comprising:

a spring-loaded two-piece cleat assembly for retaining a hose at a desired position when extended, the two-piece cleat assembly comprising two cam members rotatable about parallel axes in a first direction, each cam member having opposed non-symmetrical convex surfaces shaped to retain the hose;
and
a roller assembly including a roller rotatable about a second axis in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the parallel axes of the two cam members, the roller positioned above the hose to guide the hose adjacent to the two cam members when the hose is being extending or retrieving from a storage area.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cam cleat assembly for plumbing fixtures employing flexible hoses

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Cam cleat assembly for plumbing fixtures employing flexible hoses

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Abstract

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