Aerator and spray device

Claim 2

A liquid aerator and spray device comprising a fitting having an intake end adapted for connection to a duct to receive liquid therefrom and including a rounded body, said fitting forming a passage for flow of liquid from said intake end through the rounded body, an aerator having an inlet for said liquid and an outlet for discharging aerated liquid, a support for the aerator mounted on the rounded body for swiveling movements relative thereto and defining spray channels for the liquid, said support being adapted to swivel from a first position to a second position on said body, and means carried by said support and operable in said first position to direct liquid from said fitting passage to the aerator inlet while blocking flow from said passage to the spray channels, said means being operable in said second position to direct liquid from said passage To the spray channels while blocking flow from said passage to the aerator inlet.

Claim 3

A device according to claim 1, in which said support includes a member closely surrounding the rounded body and having a skirt depending from said body, said support also including a ring extending into the skirt and removably secured thereto, the aerator being mounted within said ring.

Claim 4

A device according to claim 2, in which the aerator includes a basket having a bottom provided with perforations forming said outlet, said basket and ring defining an air inlet.

Claim 5

A device according to claim 1, in which said support includes a member closely surrounding the rounded body and having a skirt depending from said body, said support also including a ring extending into the skirt and removably secured thereto, the aerator being mounted within said ring, said skirt and ring defining said spray channels.

Claim 6

A device according to claim 1, in which said rounded body is spherical.

Claim 7

A device according to claim 1, in which said means include a sealing element engaging said rounded body and having an opening leading to the aerator inlet.

Claim 8

A device according to claim 1, in which said means include a sealing element engaging said rounded body and having an opening leading to the aerator inlet, and an annular member seated on said element around said opening and defining a chamber surrounding said rounded body, said member forming passage means through which said chamber communicates with the spray channels.

Claim 9

A device according to claim 1, in which said rounded body is spherical, said support including a member closely surrounding the spherical body and having a skirt depending from said body, said support also including a ring extending into the skirt and removably secured thereto, the aerator being mounted within said ring, said means including a sealing element seated in the ring above the aerator and engaging the spherical body, said element having an opening leading to the aerator inlet and communicating with said fitting passage in said first position of the support, said means also including an annular part having a lower end seated on the sealing element around its said opening and having an upper end seated against said skirted member, said annular part defining a chamber surrounding the spherical body and into which said fitting passage opens in said second position of the support, said part forming passage means through which said chamber communicates with the spray channels.