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US 2015/0308088 A1Published application
Faucet with articulating arm
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsBrian Alan Enlow, Darrell Scott Crowe, Kurt Judson Thomas
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Abstract
A faucet includes a sprayhead removably supported by a positioning arm. The positioning arm is articulated to provide multiple degrees of freedom.
Claims21
A faucet comprising:
- a base including an interior and defining a longitudinal axis;
- a sprayer assembly including a fluid outlet;
- a waterway fluidly connecting a fluid source to the fluid outlet, the waterway at least partially passing through the interior of the base;
- a first arm supported by the base;
- a first pivot coupling defining a first pivot axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the first arm pivotable about the first pivot axis to selectively position the first arm relative to the base;
- and
- a sprayer nest supported by the first arm and coupled to the sprayer assembly.
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A support assembly for a faucet comprising:
- a waterway fluidly coupling a fluid source to a fluid outlet;
- a base defining a longitudinal axis and configured to be secured to a surface, the waterway supported by the base;
- a first arm pivotably coupled to the base, the first arm selectively positioning the fluid outlet relative to the base;
- and
- a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm, the second arm selectively positioning the fluid outlet relative to the first arm;
- wherein the waterway is external to the first arm and the second arm.
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A method of selectively positioning a fluid outlet of a faucet comprising:
- providing a faucet, the faucet including a waterway fluidly connecting a base to a sprayer assembly, the base defining a longitudinal axis;
- releasably coupling the sprayer assembly to an articulated support structure, wherein the articulated support structure comprises a first arm pivotably coupled to the base;
- pivoting the first arm about a first pivot axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and relative the base to position the sprayer assembly relative to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.