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US 6,671,898 B1Granted
Water fitting
AssigneeGeberit Technik AG
InventorsWalter Eggenberger, Christoph Hauser, Jochen Marquart
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Abstract
The invention relates to a water fitting including a pipe having at least one water hook-up that is connected to a valve. A housing is detachably connected to the pipe and has a spout line that, when installed, is connected to the outlet of the valve. A screw secures the housing on the pipe. A sensing device is fitted inside the pipe. When the screw is removed, said sensing device automatically closes the valve and blocks the same in the closed position. This reliably prevents water from flowing out when the housing is disassembled.
Claims9
A water fitting, comprising:
- a pipe having at least one water connection;
- a valve fastened to the pipe, which valve is connected with the at least one water connection and when the valve is turned on connects the at least one water connection with an output channel;
- a housing detachably connected with the pipe and having a delivery line for the water, which delivery line is connected via another line with the output channel;
- a mechanical securing element which secures the housing to the pipe;
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- a sensor which registers the presence of the securing element and, when said securing element is removed, switches the valve into a closed position and locks the valve in said closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.