Faucet
OwnerNera-Lee Patel, Juan Pena +3inventors
InventorsNera-Lee Patel, Juan Pena, Matt Scholvinck, Matthew Timsit, Daniel Lau
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Abstract
Provided is a faucet including a faucet body having first and second ends and a through passage, a faucet cap positioned at the first end of the faucet body and movable relative to the faucet body, and a cartridge having a cartridge body disposed in the through passage and a cartridge cap connected to the faucet cap and movable relative to the cartridge body and faucet body, the cartridge body having a mixing chamber that receives fluid from one or more fluid sources, the mixing chamber being non-concentric to allow for a linear volume change rate during rotation of the faucet cap.
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A faucet comprising:
- a faucet body having first and second ends and a through passage extending therethrough;
- a faucet cap positioned at the first end of the faucet body and movable relative to the faucet body;
- a cartridge having a cartridge body disposed in the through passage and a cartridge cap connected to the faucet cap and movable relative to the cartridge body and faucet body, the cartridge body having a mixing chamber that receives fluid from one or more fluid sources, the mixing chamber being non-concentric to allow for a linear volume change rate during rotation of the faucet cap.
A faucet comprising:
- a faucet body having first and second ends and a through passage extending therethrough;
- a faucet cap positioned at the first end of the faucet body and movable relative to the faucet body in a radial and a longitudinal direction;
- a cartridge having a cartridge body disposed in the through passage and a cartridge cap connected to the faucet cap and movable relative to the cartridge body and faucet body in the longitudinal direction, the cartridge body having a first chamber and a second chamber;
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- a filter disposed in the second chamber and removably connected to the second chamber.
A faucet comprising:
- a faucet body having first and second ends and a through passage extending therethrough, the through passage having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second diameter greater than the first diameter, wherein a shoulder is formed between the first and second portions;
- a faucet cap positioned at the first end of the faucet body;
- a cartridge having a cartridge body disposed in the through passage and a cartridge cap connected to the faucet cap, the cartridge body having first and second ends, a first outer portion near the first end, a second outer portion, a third outer portion, and a fourth outer portion near the second end, wherein a ledge is formed between the third and fourth outer portions,
- wherein the cartridge body is insertable into the through passage at the second end of the faucet body and the ledge abuts the shoulder to prevent movement of the cartridge body in a direction toward the first end of the faucet body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.