US4019536A
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Swing spout faucet
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-10-01
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Granted: 1977-04-26
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Expires: 1995-10-01
Abstract
Abstract A faucet including a spout with a longitudinal duct, a housing, a recess in said housing for rotatably receiving the inner end of the spout; the spout being rotatable between at least two positions, a first position and a second position, a transverse duct in the spout proximate the inner end of the spout and communicating with the duct longitudinal of the spout; a bore in the housing for connection with a fluid source extending to the recess and the inner end of the spout; an adjustable sealing member in the bore; and a passage extending through the adjustable sealing member to the recess for communicating with the transverse duct in the first position and not in the second position.
Inventors
- 👤 Poy Dong
- 👤 James P. Fahey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:51
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K11/00; F16K11/02; F16K11/08; F16K11/087; F16K11/0873; F16K11/0876; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86815; Y10T137/86823; Y10T137/8807; Y10T137/88078; Y10T137/88102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A faucet comprising: a spout having a main duct; a housing; a recess in said housing for rotatably receiving the inner end of said spout; said spout being rotatable between at least two positions, a first position and a second position; a first transverse duct in said spout proximate said inner end of said spout and communicating with said main duct of said spout; a first bore in said housing for connection with a first fluid source and extending to said recess and said inner end of said spout; a first adjustable sealing member in said bore; and a first passage extending through said adjustable sealing member to said recess for communicating with said first transverse duct in said first position and not in said second position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A faucet comprising: a spout having a main duct; a housing; a recess in said housing for rotatably receiving the inner end of said spout; said spout being rotatable between at least two positions, a first position and a second position; a first transverse duct in said spout proximate said inner end of said spout and communicating with said main duct of said spout; a first bore in said housing for connection with a first fluid source and extending to said recess and said inner end of said spout; a first adjustable sealing member in said bore; and a first passage extending through said adjustable sealing member to said recess for communicating with said first transverse duct in said first position and not in said second position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The faucet of claim 1 in which said adjustable sealing member includes an adjustable element and a sealing element between said adjustable element and said spout and engageable with said spout to sealingly connect said passage with said transverse duct.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The faucet of claim 1 in which said bore includes internal threads and said adjustable sealing member includes external threads engageable with said internal threads.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The faucet of claim 1 further includes a pressure pad disposed opposite said bore and bearing on said spout.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The faucet of claim 1 further including a second seal member sealingly engaged with said spout and said recess.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The faucet of claim 2 in which said adjustable element includes a cam member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
129 words
The faucet of claim 1 in which said spout has a range of positions between said first and second positions, and said faucet further includes a second transverse duct in said spout proximate said inner end of said spout and communicating with said main duct of said spout; a second bore in said housing for connection with a second fluid source and extending to said recess and said inner end of said spout; a second adjustable sealing member in said second bore; and a second passage extending through said second adjustable sealing member to said recess for communicating with said second transverse duct in said second position but not in said first position, each of said passages partially communicating with their respective transverse ducts in the range of positions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
190 words
A mixer faucet comprising: a spout, having a main duct, said spout being adjustable between a first position and a second position and having a range of positions between them; a recess in said housing for rotatably receiving the inner end of said spout; a first and a second transverse duct in said spout proximate said inner end of said spout and communicating with said main duct of said spout; a first and a second bore in said housing for connection with first and second fluid sources, respectively, and extending to said recess and said inner end of said spout; a first and a second adjustable sealing member in said first and second bores, respectively; and a first and a second passage extending through said first and second adjustable sealing members, respectively, to said recess; said first passage communicating only with said first transverse duct in said first position of said spout and said second passage communicating only with said second transverse duct in said second position of said spout, and each of said passages communicating partially with their respective said transverse ducts in the range of positions between them.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
190 words
A mixer faucet comprising: a spout, having a main duct, said spout being adjustable between a first position and a second position and having a range of positions between them; a recess in said housing for rotatably receiving the inner end of said spout; a first and a second transverse duct in said spout proximate said inner end of said spout and communicating with said main duct of said spout; a first and a second bore in said housing for connection with first and second fluid sources, respectively, and extending to said recess and said inner end of said spout; a first and a second adjustable sealing member in said first and second bores, respectively; and a first and a second passage extending through said first and second adjustable sealing members, respectively, to said recess; said first passage communicating only with said first transverse duct in said first position of said spout and said second passage communicating only with said second transverse duct in said second position of said spout, and each of said passages communicating partially with their respective said transverse ducts in the range of positions between them.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The mixer faucet of claim 8 in which said first and second transverse ducts are disposed at an angle of less than 180° to each other.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-04-25 | 1980-10-25 | 1981-04-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-04-25 | 1984-10-25 | 1985-04-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-04-25 | 1988-10-25 | 1989-04-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |