Recreational vehicle faucet
AssigneeD & W Incorporated
InventorAnthony Warning
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Abstract
A recreational vehicle faucet accessible from outside the vehicle includes a housing having an inlet fitting connected to the fresh water supply. An outlet fitting and valve is provided in the housing interior for delivery of fresh water to the exterior of the vehicle through a hose connected to the valve. The housing includes a cover to close the housing interior and a mounting flange for mounting the housing to the vehicle side wall. In one embodiment of the invention, the housing provides a storage compartment for the hose.
Claims17
A plumbing apparatus comprising:
- an elongate housing having first and second opposite ends and defining an interior volume therebetween;
- an inlet fitting attached to said housing and connectable to a fluid source external to said housing;
- an outlet fitting disposed within said interior volume of said housing and in fluid communication with said inlet fitting;
- a valve coupled to said outlet fitting, operable between a first state enabling fluid flow and a second state inhibiting fluid flow;
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- a hose assembly, receivable in said elongate housing for storage.
A vehicle comprising:
- vehicle side walls having at least one aperture therethrough;
- a water supply system;
- a housing received in said aperture of said side wall, said housing having an exterior end and an opposite interior end and defining an interior volume therebetween;
- an inlet fitting attached to said water supply system;
- an outlet fitting disposed within said interior volume of said housing and in fluid communication with said inlet fitting;
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- a valve coupled to said outlet fitting, operable between a first state enabling fluid flow and a second state inhibiting fluid flow.
The vehicle of claim, 10 wherein said housing is sized so that said hose and said nozzle are receivable within said interior volume for storage therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.