US3298614A
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Molded water aerators
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-05-17
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Granted: 1967-01-17
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Expires: 1985-05-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Elie P Aghnides
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:35
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/02; E03C1/08; E03C1/084
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
IN A MOLDED WATER AERATOR, A YIELDABLE PLASTIC BODY MEMBER HAVING A THIN CYLINDRICAL SHELL WITH INTEGRAL EXTERNAL THREADS THEREON OF A DIAMETER AND SIZE SUCH THAT AT LEAST THAT PART OF THE CYLINDRICAL SHELL HAVING SAID INTEGRAL THREADS IS UNDER SUBSTANTIAL COMPRESSION WHEN THE AERATOR IS THREADED INTO A METAL FAUCET, A TRANSVERSE JETFORMING INTERNAL DIAPHRAGM IN SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID EXTERNAL THREADS AND HAVING AN OUTER DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID SHELL AT THE LOCATION OF SAID DIAPHRAGM TO PROVIDE THEREBY AN INNER SUPPORT FOR SAID THIN CYLINDRICAL SHELL WHEN UNDER COMPRESSION FROM THE FAUCET THREADS, SCREEN MEANS IN SAID BODY MEMBER ADJACENT ITS DOWNSTREAM OUTLET, SAID BODY MEMBER BEING CONSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CHANNEL FOR THE SUPPLY OF AMBIENT AIR TO SAID MIXING CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
IN A MOLDED WATER AERATOR, A YIELDABLE PLASTIC BODY MEMBER HAVING A THIN CYLINDRICAL SHELL WITH INTEGRAL EXTERNAL THREADS THEREON OF A DIAMETER AND SIZE SUCH THAT AT LEAST THAT PART OF THE CYLINDRICAL SHELL HAVING SAID INTEGRAL THREADS IS UNDER SUBSTANTIAL COMPRESSION WHEN THE AERATOR IS THREADED INTO A METAL FAUCET, A TRANSVERSE JETFORMING INTERNAL DIAPHRAGM IN SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID EXTERNAL THREADS AND HAVING AN OUTER DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID SHELL AT THE LOCATION OF SAID DIAPHRAGM TO PROVIDE THEREBY AN INNER SUPPORT FOR SAID THIN CYLINDRICAL SHELL WHEN UNDER COMPRESSION FROM THE FAUCET THREADS, SCREEN MEANS IN SAID BODY MEMBER ADJACENT ITS DOWNSTREAM OUTLET, SAID BODY MEMBER BEING CONSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CHANNEL FOR THE SUPPLY OF AMBIENT AIR TO SAID MIXING CHAMBER.
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