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US 2017/0362804 A1Published application
Spray head
AssigneeHornbeam Ivy Limited
InventorJames MOORE
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Abstract
A spray head suitable for mounting on a flexible hose, wherein the spray head comprises a rotary switching mechanism for permitting selection of either a stream flow (i.e. laminated flow) or a spray flow, e.g. by directing flow received from the hose through different outlet nozzles. By providing a compact rotary switching action, the spray head may overcome problems caused by wear or scale build up that are seen in push button or linear switching mechanisms.
Claims14
A spray head for mounting on a flexible hose, the spray head comprising:
- a fixed head portion mountable to the flexible hose;
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- a rotatable head portion mounted on the fixed head portion and rotatable relative to the fixed head portion about a rotation axis,
- wherein the fixed head portion comprises a fluid flow path for receiving an input flow from the flexible hose, the fluid flow path extending in the same direction as the rotation axis,
- wherein the rotatable head portion comprises a first nozzle for generating a first fluid flow type, a second nozzle for generating a second fluid flow type that is different from the first fluid flow type, a first flow path in fluid communication with the first nozzle, and a second flow path in fluid communication with the second nozzle,
- wherein the first flow path and the second flow path are separate from each other and each radially offset from the rotation axis, and
- wherein the rotatable head portion is rotatable relative to the fixed head portion to selectively provide fluid communication between the first flow path or the second flow path with the fluid flow path in the fixed head portion.
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A spray apparatus for a kitchen sink, the spray apparatus comprising:
- a flexible hose connectable to a water supply;
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- a spray head mounted on a distal end of the flexible hose, wherein the spray head comprises:
- a fixed head portion mountable to the flexible hose;
- and
- a rotatable head portion mounted on the fixed head portion and rotatable relative to the fixed head portion about a rotation axis,
- wherein the fixed head portion comprises a fluid flow path for receiving an input flow from the flexible hose, the fluid flow path extending in the same direction as the rotation axis,
- wherein the rotatable head portion comprises a first nozzle for generating a first fluid flow type, a second nozzle for generating a second fluid flow type that is different from the first fluid flow type, a first flow path in fluid communication with the first nozzle, and a second flow path in fluid communication with the second nozzle,
- wherein the first flow path and the second flow path are separate from each other and each radially offset from the rotation axis, and
- wherein the rotatable head portion is rotatable relative to the fixed head portion to selectively provide fluid communication between the first flow path or the second flow path with the fluid flow path in the fixed head portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.