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US 2011/0079307 A1Published application
Centerset Faucet With Mountable Spout
AssigneeMasco Corporation of Indiana
InventorsGarry R. Marty, Kurt J. Thomas, Brian A. Enlow, Brian Wayne Johnson, Matthew Lee Kemp
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Abstract
A faucet assembly 10 including base 28 configured to be supported by a sink deck 12, a waterway 22 supported by the base 28, and a valve cartridge 18, 20 fluidly coupled to the waterway 112 way 22. A delivery spout 26 is illustratively supported by the base 28 and receives an outlet conduit 46 in fluid communication with the waterway 22.
Claims28
A faucet assembly comprising:
- an insert configured to receive a valve cartridge and including a guide member;
- a base including a receiving member supporting the valve cartridge, the base configured to cooperate with the guide member to resist axial movement of the insert relative to the base, and to resist rotational movement in a first direction of the insert relative to the base;
- and
- a retainer coupled to the base and configured to cooperate with the guide member to resist rotational movement in a second direction opposite the first direction of the insert relative to the base.
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A faucet assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a waterway supported by the base;
- a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the waterway;
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- an energy directing member supported by one of the base and the waterway and configured to embed within the other of the waterway and the base to form a seal therebetween.
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A faucet assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a waterway supported by the base and including a receiving port;
- a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the waterway;
- a delivery spout supported by the base;
- a conduit received within the delivery spout, the conduit including a first end received within the receiving port, and a collar supported proximate the first end;
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- a seal received within the receiving port and compressed into sealing engagement with the waterway by the collar of the conduit.
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A faucet assembly comprising:
- a base including a channel;
- a waterway supported within the channel of the base;
- a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the waterway;
- an insert configured to cooperate with the base to secure the waterway to the base;
- and
- a retainer coupled to the base and configured to cooperate with the guide member to secure the insert to the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.