US3334818A
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Swivel spray aerators
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-09-22
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Granted: 1967-08-08
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Expires: 1985-09-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred M Moen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:09
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/02; E03C1/08; E03C1/084; B; B05; B05B; B05B1/00; B05B1/14; B05B1/16; B05B1/1609; B05B7/00; B05B7/02; B05B7/04; B05B7/0416; B05B7/0425; E03C2001/082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
IN A COMBINATION SPRAY AND AERATOR FOR ATTACHMENT TO A FAUCET, FAUCET MOUNTING MEANS HAVING A CENTRALIZED WATER PASSAGE, A SWIVEL MEMBER HAVING A CENTRALIZED WATER PASSAGE IN GENERAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE WATER PASSAGE IN SAID MOUNTING MEANS, MEANS FOR ATTACHING SAID SWIVEL TO SAID MOUNTING MEANS, A RADIALLY EXTENDING APERTURED JET FORMING MEMBER ATTACHED TO SAID SWIVEL MEMBER IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID WATER PASSAGE, SPRAY FORMING MEANS ATTACHED TO AND POSITIONED ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF SAID JET FORMING MEMBER, SAID SPRAY FORMING MEANS INCLUDING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL ENCLOSING A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY CENTRALLY POSITIONED SCREENS, SAID SCREENS BEING REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID JET FORMING MEMBER AND SWIVEL MEMBER, MEANS DEFINING A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING AXIALLY DIRECTED PASSAGE OUTSIDE OF AND ADJACENT SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER, SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER AND PASSAGE MEANS BEING AXIALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID SCREENS, HANDLE MEANS AT TACHED TO SAID PASSAGE DEFINING MEANS FOR AXIALLY MOVING SAID PASSAGE DEFINING MEANS AND SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER TO A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH WATER PASSING THROUGH SAID JET FORMING MEMBER IS DIRECTED THROUGH SAID SCREENS AND AIR IS DRAWN UPWARDLY THROUGH SAID PASSAGE FOR MIXING WITH THE WATER PRIOR TO PASSING THROUGH SAID SCREENS, AND A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER BLOCKS WATER ACCESS TO SAID SCREENS AND DIRECTS WATER DOWNWARDLY THROUGH SAID PASSAGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
IN A COMBINATION SPRAY AND AERATOR FOR ATTACHMENT TO A FAUCET, FAUCET MOUNTING MEANS HAVING A CENTRALIZED WATER PASSAGE, A SWIVEL MEMBER HAVING A CENTRALIZED WATER PASSAGE IN GENERAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE WATER PASSAGE IN SAID MOUNTING MEANS, MEANS FOR ATTACHING SAID SWIVEL TO SAID MOUNTING MEANS, A RADIALLY EXTENDING APERTURED JET FORMING MEMBER ATTACHED TO SAID SWIVEL MEMBER IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID WATER PASSAGE, SPRAY FORMING MEANS ATTACHED TO AND POSITIONED ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF SAID JET FORMING MEMBER, SAID SPRAY FORMING MEANS INCLUDING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL ENCLOSING A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY CENTRALLY POSITIONED SCREENS, SAID SCREENS BEING REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID JET FORMING MEMBER AND SWIVEL MEMBER, MEANS DEFINING A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING AXIALLY DIRECTED PASSAGE OUTSIDE OF AND ADJACENT SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER, SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER AND PASSAGE MEANS BEING AXIALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID SCREENS, HANDLE MEANS AT TACHED TO SAID PASSAGE DEFINING MEANS FOR AXIALLY MOVING SAID PASSAGE DEFINING MEANS AND SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER TO A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH WATER PASSING THROUGH SAID JET FORMING MEMBER IS DIRECTED THROUGH SAID SCREENS AND AIR IS DRAWN UPWARDLY THROUGH SAID PASSAGE FOR MIXING WITH THE WATER PRIOR TO PASSING THROUGH SAID SCREENS, AND A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER BLOCKS WATER ACCESS TO SAID SCREENS AND DIRECTS WATER DOWNWARDLY THROUGH SAID PASSAGE.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-08-07 | 1975-02-06 | 1975-08-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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