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US 2011/0297248 A1Published application
Faucet manifold
AssigneesMercury Plastics, Inc., Masco Corporation of Indiana
InventorsAlfred C. Nelson, Dewayne Davis
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Abstract
A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes and nipples overmolded within a collar.
Claims31
A fluid delivery device comprising:
- a waterway assembly comprising:
- an inlet fluid transport component formed of a polymer and extending between opposing first and second ends;
- an inlet nipple formed of a polymer and fluidly coupled to the second end of the inlet fluid transport component;
- an outlet fluid transport component formed of a polymer and extending between opposing first and second ends;
- an outlet nipple formed of a polymer and fluidly coupled to the second end of the outlet fluid transport component;
- and
- a collar formed of a polymer and having an upper surface and a lower surface, the collar being coupled to the inlet fluid transport component, the inlet nipple, the outlet fluid transport component, and the outlet nipple;
- and
- a valve assembly comprising:
- an inlet port in fluid communication with the inlet nipple;
- an outlet port in fluid communication with the outlet nipple;
- and
- a movable valve member configured to control the flow of water from the inlet port to the outlet port.
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A faucet comprising:
- a hub;
- a waterway assembly fluidly coupled to the hub, the waterway assembly comprising:
- a non-metallic collar;
- a non-metallic hot water inlet tube having a first end configured to be fluidly coupled to a hot water supply and a second end operably coupled to the collar;
- a non-metallic hot water inlet nipple fluidly coupled to the second end of the hot water inlet tube;
- a non-metallic cold water inlet tube having a first end configured to be fluidly coupled to a cold water supply and a second end operably coupled to the collar;
- a non-metallic cold water inlet nipple fluidly coupled to the second end of the cold water inlet tube;
- a non-metallic outlet tube extending between opposing first and second ends, the second end operably coupled to the collar;
- and
- a non-metallic outlet nipple fluidly coupled to the second end of the outlet tube;
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- a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the hub, the valve assembly comprising:
- a hot water inlet port in fluid communication with the hot water inlet nipple;
- a cold water inlet port in fluid communication with the cold water inlet nipple;
- an outlet port in fluid communication with the outlet nipple;
- and
- a movable valve member configured to control the flow of water from the hot water inlet port and the cold water inlet port to the outlet port.
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A waterway assembly comprising:
- a plurality of tubes formed of a polymer and extending between opposing first and second ends;
- a plurality of nipples formed of a polymer and fluidly coupled to the second ends of the plurality of tubes;
- and
- a collar formed of a polymer and having an upper surface and a lower surface, the collar being coupled to the second ends of the plurality of tubes and the plurality of nipples.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.