Faucet mount assembly
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsRyan Leichty, Michael Furseth
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Abstract
A faucet includes a faucet mount assembly for mounting the faucet to a surface and for communicating and mixing hot and cold water to a user. The faucet mount assembly generally includes a mounting plate, a fluid tube, and one or more valve housings. The valve housings are coupled to the mounting plate and are configured to receive valve components for selectively allowing water to flow through the valve housings. The fluid tube is disposed in fluid communication with outlets of the valve housings and is configured to transfer water from the valve housings to a spout for delivery to a user.
Claims21
A faucet mount assembly comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a first valve housing and a second valve housing coupled to the mounting plate;
- and
- a fluid tube removably coupled to and in fluid communication with the first valve housing and the second valve housing, wherein the fluid tube includes an outlet for routing water from the first and second valve housings to a spout of a faucet.
A faucet assembly comprising:
- a spout;
- and
- a faucet mount assembly comprising a mounting plate, first and second valve housings, and a fluid tube removably coupled to the first and second valve housings and formed from a different material than the first and second valve housings;
- wherein at least one of the first and second valve housings is rigidly coupled to the mounting plate, and wherein the fluid tube is in fluid communication with the first and second valve housings and the spout and is configured to be disposed above a mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.