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US 6,753,554 B1Granted
Water flow regulating device
OwnerAntonio Jose Gomes, Dina Gomesinventors
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Abstract
A water flow regulating device that connects to a faucet and allows a user to set water temperature and pressure that flows from the faucet, and then turn it off and on without having to readjust the water pressure or temperature. Control of the water flow is accomplished through a manual switch located on the faucet housing or by a variety of push switches that could be activated by the hip, elbow, knee, or foot for hands free operation.
Claims1
A water flow regulating device comprising:
- a coupling device which connects to a faucet;
- a control switch assembly connected to said coupling device for the purpose of permitting and prohibiting the flow of water through the faucet;
- a plurality of electrical wires having two ends and connected on said end to said control switch;
- a plurality of solenoid valve assemblies each connected to a water pipe which feeds the faucet and connected to said opposite end of said wires;
- a power supply connected to said opposite end of said wires, wherein said power supply is the electrical supply in a building “said coupling device comprises a faucet adapter having a rear section shaped like a rectangular block and two arms extending from said block first in a circular direction such that said arms fit around the outer edge of a faucet stem but do not join together and then extending in a direction parallel to one another and formed such that each arm has a threaded transverse hole near the point where said direction of said arm changes from a circular to a straight direction such that said transverse holes exist in parallel planes;
- a screw connected to said faucet adapter such that it passes through each said transverse hole for the purpose of securing said faucet adapter to said faucet”.
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