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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110289676 | OUTLET OF A SPIGOT An outlet of a spigot has a bottom seat, a neck, a head and a flow passage. The bottom seat has a bottom face. The neck is formed on and protrudes upward from the bottom seat. The head is formed on and protrudes forward from the neck and has a bottom side. The flow pass... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20100175765 | Retainer Assembly for Swivel Spout A swing spout assembly is disclosed which has a spout having a channel extending from an inlet end to a discharge end. A radially extending groove is formed adjacent the inlet end of the spout, and a snap ring is received in the groove of the spout. A pair of glides in ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100125946 | Faucet Having Pull-Out Spray Handle The disclosure provides faucets, faucet assemblies and methods for delivering liquid through a faucet. The faucet includes a faucet body having a first open end configured for connection with a faucet base, a second open end for receiving a faucet handle, and a faucet b... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100037391 | Low Profile Bathtub Faucet A bathtub faucet includes a body defining a channel for the flow of water. The back end of the channel fluidly connects to a water source. The front end of the channel terminates at a diverter. The diverter directs the flow of water into a volume defined by the bathtub.... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090211021 | Housing to Facilitate the Alignment and Replacement of a Faucet Body of a Water Faucet A housing is provided to facilitate the alignment and replacement of a faucet body of a water faucet. The faucet body is situated behind a vertical bathroom wall adjacent a bathtub. The vertical wall has a showerhead and a bathtub spout mounted thereto. The faucet body ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090205128 | Tub Spout A spout for producing a sheet of liquid is provided. The spout includes a planar top housing having sides that, along with the bottom housing, define the cavity inside the spout. The spout includes a fixture support in the proximal end of the spout to easily connect an ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090139024 | Faucet mounting system including a lift rod A faucet assembly including a mounting base and an upper faucet assembly. A coupler is pivotally supported by the mounting base and releasably couples the upper faucet assembly to the mounting base. A lift rod is slidably received within a lift rod passageway defined by... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090100594 | OSCILLATING FAUCET STRUCTURE OF A DUAL-OUTLET SYSTEM The present invention provides an oscillating faucet structure of a dual-outlet system to improve the shortcomings of a typical faucet of a dual-outlet system. The faucet structure includes a main body, seat post and combined footstock. A hollow groove is assembled with... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090049600 | OUTLET ELEMENT FOR A SANITARY FITTING An outlet element (1′) for a sanitary fitting (17) is provided. The outlet element includes a connecting part (2) that is detachably fastened on the sanitary fitting (17) on the outlet side, and an outlet part (3). The outlet part ha... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090019636 | Diverter Spout A diverter spout for alternatively supplying water to a bathtub or diverting water to a shower is provided with a rolling gate valve. The gate valve uses the force of flowing water to facilitate sealing, and there is a return spring to reset the gate valve.... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080295890 | HYDRANT APPARATUS AND WATER DISCHARGING METHOD A hydrant apparatus comprises at least an outlet pipe, at least a switch for controlling the water flow, and at least a temperature limiting component. The outlet pipe is used for flowing water out of the hydrant apparatus. The switch, coupled to the outlet pipe, is use... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080196159 | Method and apparatus for soft-feel plumbing fixtures A soft-feel plumbing fixture having a rigid internal structure encased by a generally “soft-feel” protective coating. Depending upon fixture style, the rigid internal structure can be a fluid conduit or valve stem. The “soft-feel” protective coating can be appli... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080196160 | Water outlet fitting The rinsing device comprises a flexible connecting pipe which at one end is connected to a connecting element which may be attached to a fitting and at the other end bears a spray head with an actuating lever. The spray head is held on a holder, which protrudes outwardl... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080178957 | Tube assembly A corrugated tube assembly for use in connection with a plumbing fixture. The corrugated tube assembly includes a first tubular member and a second tubular member coaxially receiving the first tubular member. The first tubular member illustratively includes a cross-link... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080141456 | Sanitary Fitting with Moderator for Reducing Turbulence in the Region of the Open Water Outlet A description is given of a sanitary fitting with a water-outlet housing, which has a water outlet, and with a water-feed line, a water-outlet moderator being arranged between the water-feedline and the water outlet. The water-outlet moderator has a moderator housing wi... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080120773 | Faucet Body that is Worked Easily and Quickly A faucet body includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe enclosed around the inner pipe. The inner pipe is formed by a plastic injection molding process and has an inside formed with a water guide channel. Preferably, the outer pipe is directly enclosed around the outside... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080098515 | Lateral driving faucet water outlet seat A lateral driving faucet water outlet seat comprises a water input outer tube placed; a surface of the water input outer tube being formed with a confining portion; a lower clamping stop having a polygonal outer sides; a limiting unit having a hexagonal engaging portion... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080060707 | REMOTE SHOWER ACTUATION AND TEMPERATURE SENSING UNIT A remote shower actuator and temperature sensing unit installs in a shower having a shower head in a water line that is downstream of hot and cold water mixing for the shower. The shower actuator includes a battery powered wireless actuated blocking valve, a digital tem... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080047059 | Water spouting device A water spouting device includes a water spouting pipe and a pipe nut. This water spouting pipe includes a first passage, a second passage and a skirt line. A third opening of the second passage extends below the skirt line and sealed by a blocking plug. This pipe nut i... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20070151022 | Water outlet coupling head A water outlet coupling head includes a hollow coupling head body, a rotary bolt running through the interior of the coupling head body, a coupling member and an elastic thrust member. The coupling head body is coupled with a spout of a water outlet head. The rotary bol... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070022529 | SAFETY BATH SPOUT COVER AND SAFETY BATH SPOUT A safety bathtub spout cover includes a soft exterior spout receiving hollow body. A temperature sensor mechanism is positioned within the water flow within the hollow body. The temperature sensor mechanism is coupled to a temperature display and an audible temperature ... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20060117477 | Sprayer with non-faucet control A fluid delivery system including a faucet and a hand-held sprayer. ... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060085906 | Bathtub water tap A bathtub water tap includes a tap body, a fluid control device, a showerhead hose and a showerhead. The tap body has a hose passage and a water passage. The water passage has an outlet and an inlet for transporting water diverted by the fluid control device. The hose p... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20060042006 | Pull rod coupling A pull rod coupling configured to operably couple a pull rod to a fluid control device. ... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20050022299 | Mounting system for a faucet A faucet assembly including a mounting base and a faucet body housing. A coupler releasably couples the faucet body housing to the mounting base. ... | 02/03/2005 |