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US 8,448,667 B2Granted
Multi-function pull-out wand
AssigneeMasco Corporation of Indiana
InventorsSteven Kyle Meehan, Timothy J. Sailors, Jr.
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Abstract
A multi-function faucet wand configured to be removably supported by the delivery spout of a faucet. The faucet wand includes a mode control movable in response to user input from between a first position for directing water in an aerate mode, and a second position for directing water in a spray mode. A flow control is movable in response to user input from between a first position for providing a low flow rate of water, and a second position for providing a high flow rate of water.
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A multi-function faucet wand comprising:
- a waterway including an inlet passageway, a first outlet passageway, and a second outlet passageway;
- a mode control including a valve operably coupled to the waterway and movable in response to user input from a first position for directing water to the first outlet passageway in a stream mode for discharging a stream of water, to a second position for directing water to the second outlet passageway in a spray mode for discharging a spray of water;
- a flow control including a valve operably coupled to the waterway and movable in response to user input from a first position for providing a first flow rate of water to the mode control, to a second position for providing a second flow rate of water to the mode control, the first flow rate being less than the second flow rate;
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- wherein the valve of the flow control is movable to the second position for providing the second flow rate of water only when the valve of the mode control is in the first position for discharging the stream of water.
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A multi-function faucet wand comprising:
- a waterway including a mode chamber and a flow chamber;
- a mode control valve operably coupled to the mode chamber and configured to allow a user to manually select between a stream mode for discharging a stream of water, and a spray mode for discharging a spray of water;
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- a flow control valve operably coupled to the flow chamber and configured to allow a user to manually select one of a high flow rate and a low flow rate, the flow control valve being biased to the low flow rate in the absence of water pressure within the flow chamber, wherein the flow control valve is limited to only the low flow rate when the mode control valve is in the spray mode.
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A multi-function faucet wand comprising:
- a waterway;
- a mode control including a mode control valve supported for movement relative to the waterway, a first input portion, and a second input portion, wherein user input at the first input portion positions the mode control valve in a first position for discharging a stream of water, and user input at a second input portion positions the mode control valve at a second position for discharging a spray of water;
- a flow control fluidly coupled to the mode control and including a flow control valve supported for movement relative to the waterway, and a third input portion, wherein user input at the third input portion is configured to move the flow control valve from a first position for providing a first non-zero flow rate of water, to a second position for providing a second non-zero flow rate of water, the first flow rate being less than the second flow rate;
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- an interlock operably coupled to the mode control valve and the flow control valve, the interlock configured to cause selective movement of one of the mode control valve and the flow control valve in response to movement of the other of the flow control valve and the mode control valve.
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A faucet comprising:
- a spout;
- an outlet tube received within the spout;
- a mixing valve fluidly coupled to the outlet tube and configured to supply to the outlet tube hot water from a hot water supply and cold water from a cold water supply;
- a wand removably supported by the spout and fluidly coupled to the outlet tube, the wand including a mode control configured to allow a user to manually select between a stream mode for discharging a stream of water and a spray mode for discharging a spray of water, and a flow control configured to allow a user to manually select between a high flow rate of water and a low flow rate of water, the flow control configured to allow a user to manually select the high flow rate only when the mode control is in the stream mode.
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A method of controlling water flow through a faucet wand, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a mode control in a first position to cause an aerated stream of water to discharge from an outlet;
- positioning a flow control in a first position to cause the aerated stream to discharge from the outlet at a first flow rate;
- moving the flow control to a second position to cause the aerated stream to discharge from the outlet at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate;
- moving the mode control to a second position to cause a spray of water to discharge from the outlet;
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- simultaneously moving the flow control to the first position to cause the spray to discharge from the outlet at the first flow rate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.