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US 2017/0362803 A1Published application
Faucet with articulating arm
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsBrian Alan Enlow, Darrell Scott Crowe, Kurt Judson Thomas, Seth Fritz
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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 defining a longitudinal axis;
- a sprayer assembly including a fluid outlet;
- a waterway fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet;
- a first arm supported by the base, the waterway being at least partially positioned outside of the first arm;
- 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;
- a sprayer nest supported by the first arm, the sprayer assembly releasably coupled to the sprayer nest;
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- wherein the waterway is positioned in spaced relation to, and extends above, the first pivot axis, when the sprayer assembly is coupled to the sprayer nest.
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A faucet comprising:
- a base defining a longitudinal axis;
- a sprayer assembly including a fluid outlet;
- a waterway fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet;
- 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;
- a second arm supported by the first arm;
- a sprayer nest supported by the second arm and coupled to the sprayer assembly;
- a second pivot coupling defining a second pivot axis extending parallel to the first pivot axis, the second arm pivotable about the second pivot axis to selectively position the second arm relative to the first arm;
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- wherein the waterway extends between a first end operably coupled to the base and a second end operably coupled to the sprayer assembly with at least a portion of the waterway positioned above the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis.
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A faucet comprising:
- a flexible waterway;
- a water dispenser fluidly coupled to the flexible waterway;
- a support assembly configured to support the water dispenser, the support assembly supported for rotation about a vertically extending longitudinal axis, the support assembly including a first arm supported for pivoting movement about a first pivot axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a second arm supported for pivoting movement about a second pivot axis extending parallel to the first pivot axis, wherein the flexible waterway is at least partially positioned outside of the first arm and the second arm;
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- a nest supported by the second arm of the support assembly, the water dispenser releasably coupled to the nest, wherein a portion of the flexible waterway extends above the second pivot axis when the water dispenser is coupled to the nest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.