# US 2014/0150896 A1 · Assemblable faucet > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0150896 A1 - Document ID: US20140150896A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/174,306 - Filed: 2014-02-06 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2010-02-04 - Assignees: Globe Union Industrial Corp. - Applicants: Globe Union Industrial Corp. - Inventors: Bichang Guan; Chucheng Chu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150896A1 ## CPC - E03C 1/0404: {Constructional or functional features of the spout} - F16K 19/006: {Specially adapted for faucets} - Y10T 137/598: With repair, tapping, assembly, or disassembly means - E03C: DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER (not connected to either water-supply main or to waste pipe A47K; devices of the kind used in the ground E03B, E03F); SINKS - F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)} - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract An assemblable faucet includes a body having a holder, at least one inlet, an outlet located at the holder, a channel communicating with the inlet and the outlet, and at least one valve seat communicating with the channel; the valve seat being used to receive and position a control valve set to control water from the inlet to flow toward the outlet; an outlet pipe including an inflow connector with an aperture, including a spray head with a spout, and including a tunnel communicating with the inflow connector and the spray head; the inflow connector being tightly connected to the holder of the body so that the aperture is in communication with the outlet of the holder, such that the water from the outlet of the body flows to the spout along the tunnel of the outlet pipe. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assemblable faucet comprising a body one piece one piece made of plastic material and including a holder, at least one inlet, an outlet located at the holder, a channel communicating with the inlet and the outlet, and at least one valve seat communicating with the channel; the valve seat being used to receive and position a control valve set so as to control water from the inlet to flow toward the outlet; an outlet pipe one piece made of plastic material and including an inflow connector with an aperture, a spray head with a spout, and a tunnel communicating with the inflow connector and the spray head; the inflow connector being tightly connected to the holder of the body so that the aperture is in communication with the outlet of the holder, such that the water from the outlet of the body flows to the spout along the tunnel of the outlet pipe; wherein the insertion of the outlet pipe is inserted to the holder of the body to be retained; wherein the holder includes an engaging portion integrally extending from an outer wall of the body, and an inner chamber located at the engaging portion, the engaging portion includes an engagement room, and the engagement room includes at least one orifice disposed on an inner rim thereof, and includes an inner chamber mounted on a lower side thereof; and the inner chamber includes an outlet disposed on a bottom end thereof and a hole mounted on a top end thereof; the inflow connector of the outlet pipe includes an insertion and a connection portion fixed in the insertion, the insertion is inserted to the inner chamber from the engagement room and the hole of the body, and includes at least one slot arranged around an outer rim thereof to fit a pad so as to engage with an inner wall of the inner chamber; and the connecting portion includes at least one defining ball secured on an outer rim thereof, and the at least one defining ball is pressed by a compression spring to extend outward so as to be engaged in the at least one orifice of the engagement room. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engagement room of the body includes at least one attracting element retained in an inner rim thereof, and each of the at least one attracting element of the engagement room has the at least one orifice, such that the at least one defining ball is retained and attracted in the at least one orifice. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the engagement room is one of a magnet and a magnetically attractive material, and each defining ball is the other of the magnet and the magnetically attractive material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body is formed in a H shape, and includes two longitudinal segments disposed on two sides thereof respectively, and includes a lateral segment defined between and communicating with the two longitudinal segments; the longitudinal segment includes the valve seat formed on a top end thereof, and includes a support foot extending from a bottom end thereof, the support foot includes the inlet formed on a bottom end thereof, the holder and the outlet are defined on a middle portion of the lateral segment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 4, wherein the support foot further includes a section of outer thread integrally formed thereon ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 4, wherein the support foot includes a cooper sleeve fitted thereon, and the cooper sleeve includes external threads formed on an outer periphery thereof. ### Claim 7 An assemblable faucet comprising a body one piece one piece made of plastic material and including a holder, at least one inlet, an outlet located at the holder, a channel communicating with the inlet and the outlet, and at least one valve seat communicating with the channel; the valve seat being used to receive and position a control valve set so as to control water from the inlet to flow toward the outlet; an outlet pipe one piece made of plastic material and including an inflow connector with an aperture, a spray head with a spout, and a tunnel communicating with the inflow connector and the spray head; the inflow connector being tightly connected to the holder of the body so that the aperture is in communication with the outlet of the holder, such that the water from the outlet of the body flows to the spout along the tunnel of the outlet pipe; wherein the holder includes a peripheral fringe extending from an outer wall of the body so as to define an inner chamber in the peripheral fringe; the inner chamber includes two L-shaped fastening trenches symmetrically defined on an inner wall thereof, and each L-shaped fastening trench has a longitudinal passageway axially extending therealong and a horizontal passageway circumferentially extending therealong and communicating with the longitudinal passageway; the engagement room includes at least one orifice disposed on an inner rim thereof, and includes an inner chamber mounted on a lower side thereof; and the inner chamber includes the outlet disposed on a bottom end thereof and a hole mounted on a top end thereof; the inflow connector of the outlet pipe includes an insertion and a rotatable locking portion fixed in the insertion, the insertion is inserted to the inner chamber from the hole of the body and includes at least one slot arranged around an outer rim thereof to fit a pad so as to engage with an inner wall of the inner chamber; and the rotatable locking portion includes two locating protrusions symmetrically projecting from an outer wall thereof so as to slide into two longitudinal passageways of two L-shaped fastening trenches and to retain with two horizontal passageways. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 7, wherein the horizontal passageway of each L-shaped fastening trench has at least one engagement tooth and a notch, such that each locating protrusion is retained in the notch via the at least one engagement tooth. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 7, wherein the horizontal passageway of each L-shaped fastening trench has a first attracting element mounted therein, and each locating protrusion has a second attracting element, such that the first attracting element attracts with the second attracting element after rotating each locating protrusion into the horizontal passageway. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first attracting element is one of a magnet and a magnetically attractive material, and the second attracting element of each locating protrusions is the other of the magnet and the magnetically attractive material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 7, wherein the body is formed in a H shape, and includes two longitudinal segments disposed on two sides thereof respectively, and includes a lateral segment defined between and communicating with the two longitudinal segments; the longitudinal segment includes the valve seat formed on a top end thereof, and includes a support foot extending from a bottom end thereof, the support foot includes the inlet formed on a bottom end thereof, the holder and the outlet are defined on a middle portion of the lateral segment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 11, wherein the support foot further includes a section of outer thread integrally formed thereon ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 11, wherein the support foot includes a cooper sleeve fitted thereon, and the cooper sleeve includes external threads formed on an outer periphery thereof. ### Claim 14 An assemblable faucet comprising a body one piece one piece made of plastic material and including a holder, at least one inlet, an outlet located at the holder, a channel communicating with the inlet and the outlet, and at least one valve seat communicating with the channel; the valve seat being used to receive and position a control valve set so as to control water from the inlet to flow toward the outlet; an outlet pipe one piece made of plastic material and including an inflow connector with an aperture, a spray head with a spout, and a tunnel communicating with the inflow connector and the spray head; the inflow connector being tightly connected to the holder of the body so that the aperture is in communication with the outlet of the holder, such that the water from the outlet of the body flows to the spout along the tunnel of the outlet pipe; wherein the inflow connector of the outlet pipe is rotatably engaged to the holder of the body; wherein the holder includes two fixing paws integrally extending from an outer wall of the body, and an inner chamber defined between the fixing paws, and the extending portion includes a hook disposed on a top end thereof; the inner chamber includes the outlet disposed on a bottom end thereof and a hole mounted on a top end thereof, and the hole includes a retaining recess defined between a peripheral side thereof and the fixing paws; the inflow connector of the outlet pipe includes an insertion and a rotatable locking portion fixed in the insertion, the insertion is inserted to the inner chamber from the hole of the body, and includes at least one slot arranged around an outer rim thereof to fit a pad so as to engage with an inner wall of the inner chamber; the rotatable locking portion includes two symmetrical projections attached on an outer surface thereof to be retained to the retaining recesses; wherein the projection includes a stop wall disposed thereon so that the projection is rotated into the retaining recess at a predetermined angle, and the hooks are stopped and limited by each other; wherein the projection is formed in a L shape and includes a guiding plane formed on a top end thereof proximate to a rotated side thereof. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 14, wherein the hook has a first attracting element; and the stop wall has a second attracting element, such that the first attracting element attracts with the second attracting element. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first attracting element of each fixing paw is one of a magnet and a magnetically attractive material, and the second attracting element of each L-shaped projection is the other of the magnet and the magnetically attractive material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 14, wherein the body is formed in a H shape, and includes two longitudinal segments disposed on two sides thereof respectively, and includes a lateral segment defined between and communicating with the two longitudinal segments; the longitudinal segment includes the valve seat formed on a top end thereof, and includes a support foot extending from a bottom end thereof, the support foot includes the inlet formed on a bottom end thereof, the holder and the outlet are defined on a middle portion of the lateral segment. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The as semblable faucet as claimed in claim 17, wherein the support foot further includes a section of outer thread integrally formed thereon ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The assemblable faucet as claimed in claim 17, wherein the support foot includes a cooper sleeve fitted thereon, and the cooper sleeve includes external threads formed on an outer periphery thereof.