Faucet with coupling system
AssigneeFortune Brands Water Innovations LLC
InventorsKi Y. So, Harshil Parikh
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Abstract
The present invention provides a wand hose for providing two flow paths to a faucet with a wand that can be pulled away from a body of the faucet. The hose includes an inner hose defining a first flow path which extends through an outer hose. A second flow path extends between the inner hose and the outer sleeve. The first flow path couples to a first wand waterway and the second flow path couples to a second wand waterway. The inner hose may be continuously pressurized with fluid. The downstream end of the inner hose may be relatively unsecured in the wand.
Claims20
A wand hose for a wand that can be pulled away from a body of a faucet, the wand hose comprising:
- an outer hose having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner surface;
- and
- an inner hose extending through the outer hose and having an inlet, an outlet, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- wherein downstream ends of the outer hose and inner hose are configured to operatively couple with an upstream portion 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 inner hose is continuously pressurized up to the wand;
- and
- wherein the inner hose is longitudinally translatable relative to the outer hose.
A wand hose for a wand that can be pulled away from a body of a faucet, the wand hose comprising:
- an outer hose having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner surface;
- and
- an inner hose extending through the outer hose and having an inlet, an outlet, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- wherein downstream ends of the outer hose and inner hose are configured to operatively couple with an upstream portion 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 inner hose is continuously pressurized up to the wand;
- and
- wherein the inner hose is rotatable relative to the outer hose.
A wand hose for a wand that can be pulled away from a body of a faucet, the wand hose comprising:
- an outer hose having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner surface;
- and
- an inner hose extending through the outer hose and having an inlet, an outlet, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- wherein downstream ends of the outer hose and inner hose are configured to operatively couple with an upstream portion 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 inner hose is continuously pressurized up to the wand;
- and
- further comprising a fitting disposed at the downstream end of the inner hose and configured to slidably retain the downstream end of the inner hose within the wand.
A faucet comprising:
- a body, the body including a spout;
- a wand having a first waterway and a second waterway;
- and
- 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;
- wherein a downstream end of the wand hose is coupled with an upstream portion of the wand with a downstream end of the inner hose rotatably disposed in the first waterway;
- wherein the wand hose is configured to direct a continuously pressurized supply of a first fluid through the inner hose to the first waterway of the wand;
- and
- wherein the wand hose is configured to direct a supply of a second fluid to the second waterway of the wand.
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;
- and
- an inner hose extending through the outer hose and having an inlet, an outlet, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- wherein downstream ends of the outer hose and inner hose are coupled with the wand;
- wherein the inner hose is operable to receive a treated water supply through the inner hose;
- wherein the wand hose is operable to receive a mixed water supply;
- wherein the wand hose is configured to extend through a spout of the faucet;
- wherein the inner hose is continuously pressurized up to the wand;
- and
- wherein the inner hose is flexible relative to the outer hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.