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US 8,408,241 B2Granted
Wall-mounted faucet that is available for water supply lines of different specifications and sizes
AssigneeAlexander Yeh Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorLi-Chen Huang
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Abstract
A faucet includes a faucet body, a connecting member mounted in the faucet body, a plurality of elastic plates each connected between the faucet body and the connecting member, a first connector selectively connected with the connecting member, and a second connector selectively connected with the connecting member. Thus, the connecting member is connected with a water supply line by the first connector or the second connector so that the faucet is available for water supply lines of different types and sizes.
Claims16
A faucet comprising:
- a faucet body;
- a connecting member mounted in the faucet body;
- a plurality of elastic plates each connected between the faucet body and the connecting member;
- a first connector selectively connected with the connecting member;
- a second connector selectively connected with the connecting member;
- wherein:
- the faucet body has an inner portion provided with a receiving chamber;
- the faucet body has a first end provided with an opening, a mediate portion provided with a conduit and a second end provided with an outlet port;
- the connecting member is received in the receiving chamber of the faucet body;
- the connecting member has a first end connected with a disk which is located in the opening of the faucet body to seal the opening of the faucet body;
- the connecting member has a second end provided with a reduced mounting tube connected with an extension sleeve connected with the conduit of the faucet body;
- the disk is provided with a mounting sleeve;
- the mounting sleeve of the disk has an inner portion provided with a mounting hole;
- either the first connector or the second connector is removably mounted in the mounting hole of the mounting sleeve;
- the receiving chamber of the faucet body has a peripheral wall provided with a plurality of retaining blocks;
- each of the retaining blocks of the faucet body has a face provided with a locking slit;
- the disk has a periphery provided with a plurality of retaining recesses locked onto the retaining blocks of the faucet body respectively;
- the disk has a surface provided with a plurality of elongate retaining slots aligning with the retaining recesses;
- each of the elastic plates has an elastic portion which has a first side provided with a first locking blade snapped into and locked in the locking slit of a respective one of the retaining blocks of the faucet body and has a second side provided with a second locking blade hooked in a respective one of the retaining slots of the disk of the connecting member;
- and
- each of the elastic plates is biased between the faucet body and the connecting member to combine the faucet body and the connecting member.
18 more elements
A faucet comprising:
- a faucet body;
- a connecting member mounted in the faucet body;
- a plurality of elastic plates each connected between the faucet body and the connecting member;
- a first connector selectively connected with the connecting member;
- a second connector selectively connected with the connecting member;
- wherein:
- the faucet body has an inner portion provided with a receiving chamber;
- the faucet body has a first end provided with an opening, a mediate portion provided with a conduit and a second end provided with an outlet port;
- the connecting member is received in the receiving chamber of the faucet body;
- the connecting member has a first end connected with a disk which is located in the opening of the faucet body to seal the opening of the faucet body;
- the connecting member has a second end provided with a reduced mounting tube which is connected with an extension sleeve which is connected with the conduit of the faucet body;
- the disk is provided with a mounting sleeve;
- the mounting sleeve of the disk has an inner portion provided with a mounting hole;
- either the first connector or the second connector is removably mounted in the mounting hole of the mounting sleeve;
- the mounting hole of the mounting sleeve has a peripheral wall provided with an internal thread;
- the first connector has an outer wall provided with an external thread for screwing into the internal thread of the mounting sleeve;
- and
- the second connector has an outer wall provided with an external thread for screwing into the internal thread of the mounting sleeve.
15 more elements
A faucet comprising:
- a faucet body;
- a connecting member mounted in the faucet body;
- a plurality of elastic plates each connected between the faucet body and the connecting member;
- a first connector selectively connected with the connecting member;
- a second connector selectively connected with the connecting member;
- wherein:
- the faucet body has an inner portion provided with a receiving chamber;
- the faucet body has a first end provided with an opening, a mediate portion provided with a conduit and a second end provided with an outlet port;
- the connecting member is received in the receiving chamber of the faucet body;
- the connecting member has a first end connected with a disk which is located in the opening of the faucet body to seal the opening of the faucet body;
- the connecting member has a second end provided with a reduced mounting tube which is connected with an extension sleeve which is connected with the conduit of the faucet body;
- the disk is provided with a mounting sleeve;
- the mounting sleeve of the disk has an inner portion provided with a mounting hole;
- either the first connector or the second connector is removably mounted in the mounting hole of the mounting sleeve;
- the mounting hole of the mounting sleeve has a distal end provided with a reduced stop flange;
- and
- a spacer is mounted in the mounting hole of the mounting sleeve and is located between the stop flange of the mounting sleeve and the first connector or the second connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.