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US 2025/0194896 A1Published application
Vessel rinsing apparatus, drain receptacle, interchangeable nozzle assembly, and faucet system including same
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsMark Cipriani, Todd Huffington, Alfred Nelson, Michael Veros, II, Kyle Davidson, Kurt Thomas, Jeffrey Moore
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Abstract
A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
Claims21
A vessel rinsing apparatus, comprising:
- a drain receptacle, comprising:
- a receiving portion;
- a drain channel in fluid communication with the receiving portion;
- a water delivery edge in fluid communication with the drain channel and configured to deliver water thereover;
- a fluid discharge member coupled to the drain receptacle, the fluid discharge member comprising:
- a central body movably coupled to the drain receptacle;
- a plurality of nozzles coupled to the central body and eccentrically disposed relative to the receiving portion;
- a trigger coupled to and movable with the central body relative to the drain receptacle;
- and
- a valve operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to move with the trigger to control water flow through the central body to the plurality of nozzles.
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A drain receptacle for a vessel rinsing apparatus, the drain receptacle comprising:
- a receiving portion including an upwardly extending wall and a lower wall coupled to the upwardly extending wall;
- a drain channel in fluid communication with the receiving portion;
- wherein the lower wall includes a water delivery edge in fluid communication with the drain channel and configured to deliver water thereover;
- and
- wherein the water delivery edge comprises a curved shape.
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A drinkware rinsing apparatus configured to be installed on a mounting deck adjacent a sink basin, the rinsing apparatus comprising:
- a hollow, cylindrical mounting shank extending along a longitudinal axis, the mounting shank defining a first fluid passageway and including a valve seat;
- a valve at least partially disposed within the mounting shank, the valve having an open position and a closed position, the valve including a valve pin and a valve seal supported by the valve pin, the valve seal biased against the valve seat in the closed position;
- a fluid discharge control including:
- a central body extending along the longitudinal axis and at least partially disposed within the mounting shank, wherein the central body includes a second fluid passageway,
- a sprayface supported by a first end of the central body and including at least one outlet in fluid communication with the second fluid passageway, and
- a depressible trigger operably coupled to the central body, the trigger moveable between a rest position and a depressed position;
- a drain bowl operably coupled to the mounting shank, the drain bowl defined by a base and an upwardly extending wall;
- a drain channel fluidly coupled to the drain bowl and defining a water delivery edge;
- and
- wherein in the installed condition of the rinsing apparatus, the drain bowl is positioned above the mounting deck, the water delivery edge of the drain channel is positioned above the sink basin, the drain channel is configured to receive fluid from the drain bowl, and the water delivery edge is configured to discharge fluid above and into the sink basin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.