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US 8,061,386 B2Granted
Swivel joint for faucet
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsJeffrey L. Mueller, Mario E. Semchuck
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Abstract
A faucet having a swivel joint for adjusting the position of an outlet of the faucet. A flow coupler is fixed to a first faucet tube and a sleeve is removably and pivotally linked to the flow coupler by a fastener. A second faucet tube is then removably linked to the sleeve allowing the second faucet tube and sleeve to pivot about the flow coupler to adjust the outlet of the faucet.
Claims17
A faucet having a swivel joint, comprising:
- a pair of faucet tubes defining flow passages;
- a flow coupler having a flow passageway in communication with the flow passages and extending between ends associated with the faucet tubes;
- a sleeve linked to one of the faucet tubes and linked to the flow coupler by a fastener so as to removably and pivotally link the faucet tubes;
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- a wear washer disposed between the flow coupler, the sleeve, and one of the faucet tubes to facilitate pivotal movement of the faucet tubes.
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A faucet having a swivel joint for adjusting the position of an outlet thereof, comprising:
- first and second faucet tubes defining flow passages in fluid communication with the outlet;
- a flow coupler having a flow passageway extending from a first end fixed relative to the first faucet tube to a second end so as to communicate with the flow passages of the first and second faucet tubes;
- a sleeve removably linked to the second faucet tube;
- a fastener linking the sleeve to the flow coupler so as to removably and pivotally link the first and second faucet tubes together;
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- a wear washer disposed between the first faucet tube, the flow coupler, and the sleeve to facilitate pivotal movement of the first and second faucet tubes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.