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US 2008/0185060 A1Published application
Magnetic coupling for sprayheads
AssigneeMasco Corporation of Indiana
InventorAlfred Charles Nelson
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Abstract
A faucet including a faucet head, a body and a magnetic coupling releasably coupling the faucet head to the faucet body.
Claims30
A faucet comprising:
- a body;
- a supply line adapted to provide a liquid;
- a head fluidly connected to the supply line;
- and
- a magnetic coupling having a magnetic attracting force for releasably coupling the head and the body, the magnetic coupling including a coupling surface supported by one of the head and the body, a first backing element to increase the magnetic attracting force being positioned on one side of the coupling surface, a first connecting element being positioned between the coupling surface and the first backing element, and a magnetically attractive member being positioned on the other side of the coupling surface.
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A method of coupling and uncoupling a faucet head from a faucet body comprising the steps of:
- providing a head;
- providing a body;
- providing a first connecting element and a first backing element in one of the body and the head;
- providing a magnetically attractive member in the other of the body and the head;
- and
- generating a magnetic field attracting the head and the body, thereby coupling the head to the body.
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A faucet comprising:
- a body;
- a supply line adapted to provide a liquid;
- a head fluidly connected to the supply line;
- and
- a magnetic coupling having a magnetic attracting force for releasably coupling the head and the body, the magnetic coupling including a coupling surface supported by one of the head and the body, a magnetically attractive member being positioned on one side of the coupling surface, a first connector being coupled to one of the head and the body and being positioned on the other side of the coupling surface, and a first connecting element also being positioned on the other side of the coupling surface, the first connector being at least partially overmolded over the first connecting element to couple the first connecting element to one of the head and the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.