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US 2010/0139796 A1Published application
Spout Including a Stream Straightener
AssigneeMasco Corporation of Indiana
InventorsAdam M. DeVries, DeWayne Davis
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Abstract
A faucet spout assembly including a spout shell and a stream straightener insert. The spout shell includes an inlet end, an outlet end, and a waterway that extends between the inlet end and the outlet end. Water flows around the stream straightener insert and is delivered from the outlet end of the spout shell in a laminar, sheet-like column, giving the appearance of a large volume of water being dispensed from the faucet spout assembly.
Claims24
A faucet spout assembly comprising:
- a spout shell including an inlet end coupled to a fixed mounting surface, an outlet end, and a waterway that extends between the inlet end and the outlet end;
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- an insert coupled to the spout shell to define a hollow stream of water dispensed from the outlet end of the spout shell.
A faucet spout assembly comprising:
- a spout shell including an inlet end, an outlet end, and a waterway that extends between the inlet end and the outlet end;
- a diverter valve assembly received within the spout shell, the diverter valve assembly including a plug that is configured to open and close the waterway;
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- an insert received within the spout shell, the insert including a body that forces water around the insert and prevents water from being dispensed through the insert to define a hollow stream of water dispensed from the outlet end of the spout shell.
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A faucet spout assembly comprising:
- a spout shell including an inlet end coupled to a fixed mounting surface, an outlet end, and a waterway that extends between the inlet end and the outlet end, the waterway at least partially defined by an interior surface of the spout shell;
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- an insert received within the waterway of the spout shell and including an exterior surface, the interior surface of the spout shell and the exterior surface of the insert cooperating to define a hollow stream of water dispensed from the outlet end of the spout shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.