Anti-wobble spray head for pull-out faucet
AssigneeMasco Corporation
InventorsGarry R. Marty, Darrell S. Crowe, David M. Hardesty
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Abstract
In a pull-out spray head faucet or hand shower an insert is disposed in the tube spout to keep the pull-out spray head or wand from wobbling when it is seated in the tube spout. The insert is generally tubular and is shaped and sized to fit into the tube spout. The insert has two opposed tabs on the interior walls which engage two wings on an adapter which is mounted in the wand, thereby securing the adapter and wand against wobble.
Claims9
In a pull-out spray head faucet or hand shower comprising a tube spout and a pull-out spray head removably disposed in said tube spout, said pull-out spray head having a handle with an adapter disposed in said handle, a portion of said adapter extending rearwardly out of and beyond the handle of said pull-out spray head, said adapter having a pair of outwardly extending wings on the outer wall forming said rearwardly extending portion, the improvement comprising a substantially tubular insert being disposed in said tube spout, said insert having a pair of tabs on said inner wall which are adapted to engage said wings on said adapter and thereby reduce wobble of said pull-out spray head when it is inserted into said tube spout.
The pull-out spray head of claim 7 wherein said insert has a substantially elliptical cross-section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.