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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5388287 | Countertop faucet assembly A countertop faucet assembly adapted to be secured over a hole in a countertop without requiring access to the area below the countertop. A base subassembly of the countertop faucet assembly is secured to the countertop and a faucet and cap assembly is th... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5361431 | Vacuum breaker for faucets A faucet with a vacuum breaker for a pull-out spray head plumbing fixture is provided. The vacuum breaker is in the faucet housing and provides a guide for and surrounds an extendible and retractable hose connected to the pull-out spray head. The vacuum b... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5337956 | Combination toy and faucet fountain A combination toy and faucet fountain comprises a faucet fountain core including a tubular body with a long front wall and a short rear wall. The tubular body is adapted to frictionally fit over a faucet aerator and has a closure member of sufficient size... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5291622 | Escutcheon for wall-mount mixing faucet A faucet body mounted on a wall and having a connecting pipe projecting from the wall and having an outer end secured via a faceted nut to the body, has escutcheon with a sleeve centered on an axis, formed with an external screwthread, and formed with at ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5249744 | Apparatus for creating waterfall for swimming pools A natural waterfall is simulated by introducing water into an inlet box that includes a spreader for dividing the incoming stream into two laterally flowing streams that are reflected off the sidewalls of the inlet box and which collide against each other... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5222672 | Water spout with plurality of arcuately disposed outlets The present invention comprises a water spout for use in a bathtub, sink or the like and has at least one inlet and a plurality of outlets for discharging the water. The outlets are arranged in arcuate fashion and are sufficiently spaced to enable discret... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5215216 | Water flow responsive soap dispenser A volumetrically variable soap chamber partially collapses in response to an initial increased pressure state imposed by initiation of water flow and a predetermined quantity of liquid soap will be dispensed. The soap chamber is replenished from a source ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5195681 | Faucet for selectively discharging downward or upward water stream A faucet includes an inner tube inserted in an upper opening formed in between a horizontal spout portion of the faucet and a downcomer spout portion having a lower tube hole of the inner tube poked into the downcomer spout portion and positioned under an... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5180111 | Controlled flow dispensing unit The present invention comprises a water spout for a sink, bathtub or the like, for providing a sheet-like flow of water. The spout has an inlet with a central longitudinal axis and an inlet cover disposed within the spout for directing inflowing water awa... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5165121 | Fabricated faucet spout An improved fabricated faucet is disclosed in which no mounting screws are visible when the spout is mounted. In a preferred embodiment an under cover has a notch received on a tab within an internal surface of an upper cover to secure the two at a forwar... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5158234 | Sanitary shower with manipulable head and selective outflows A sanitary shower comprises a handle removably securable to the shower body, a head removably securable to the handle, and a flexible conduit for water supply that passes through the shower body and the handle and is secured to the head. The handle is elo... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5127438 | Long lasting faucet having minimum wear A faucet with control mechanism for passing water through the faucet or for shutting the water off, which comprises ceramic discs having mating long-wearing highly polished faces that provide a water seal when the discs are in closed position, and have op... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5127427 | Drinking water faucet A novel drinking water faucet of the type used with household water purification system is provided. The faucet includes a spout, a valve, means for opening and closing said valve, a waste water inlet, an air gap, and a waste water outlet. The faucet incl... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5125577 | Combination liquid soap dispenser and protective cover for water fixtures A combination liquid soap dispenser and protective cover for a water ejecting fixture. A protective cover having an interior opening and first and second apertures in communication with the interior opening and a liquid soap dispenser having a narrow aper... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5123437 | Safety valve arrangement for a single lever water tap A safety valve arrangement for a single lever water tap includes, disposed coaxially in series in a removable module 18, a first air ventilating valve 20, a second air ventilating valve 21, and a non-return valve 22 coupled to and controlling the second v... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5115974 | Apparatus for providing a waterfall or a fountain A device for creating a waterfall effect and a fountain effect in an adjacent swimming pool spa or the like, has a tubular manifold with spray orifices which produce streams of water. The manifold is positionable so that the streams of water can be aimed ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5095554 | Sanitary fitting The fitting with the hose shower comprises a fitting housing at which there is arranged a laterally actuatable control cartridge. Downstream of the control cartridge, viewed with respect to the direction of water flow, there is provided a safety device ar... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5090062 | Sanitary fitting A sanitary fitting includes a fitting housing which has a fixed housing part which is overlapped by a jacket element which can be swivelled about an axis. Projecting toward the front from the jacket element is a nozzle in which a guide bush is inserted. T... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5073991 | Pull-out lavatory A pull-out lavatory is disclosed wherein a spout may be removed from a sink top to direct a stream of water to a desired location. The spout is mounted laterally offset from a lateral center of the sink top, and is firmly seated in the sink top when mount... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5056562 | Convertible faucet/hand-shower fitting A plumbing fitting has a flexible hose suppliable with water under pressure and having an outer end, an upstream end piece having an upstream side connected to the outer end and a downstream side, and a downstream end piece having a downstream side and an... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5014749 | Mixing valve with decorative faucet A valve assembly comprises a valve body having an nonplanar outer surface and formed with a threaded seat opening at the surface and with a passage opening into the seat. A valve in the body supplies water through the passage to the seat and a metallic tu... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4998555 | Accessory faucet The faucet includes a unitary valve stem, the lower end of which is tapered and sits in a cup-shaped valve element for low-friction connection and easy rotary adjustment of the faucet outlet.... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4912782 | Fluid spout providing lamelliform outflow A spout fixture for bathtubs, wash basins or the like has a body with a thin horizontal water emission zone from which a sheet-like flow of water is directed along the underside of a flow guide to a discharge zone at the end of the flow guide. The flow gu... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4886210 | Sheet flow spout A spout for providing a flow of water in the form of a sheet is disclosed. Water from a supply pipe is diverted orthogonally in two directions as it enters a reservoir inside the spout. Water pooled in the reservoir spills over a weir to form a sheet-shap... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4884596 | Plumbing fixture with interior insulating and adhesive foam A plumbing fixture includes a tubular waterway and an enclosing cover. There is a space between the cover and waterway. In the method of manufacturing such plumbing fixture, a foam material consisting of a base and a catalyst therefor is positioned within... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4881280 | Waterfall producing unit for use in swimming pools A unit for producing a waterfall at the edge of a swimming pool, spa or the like. The unit is mounted in the side of the pool and produces a smooth sheet of water which is directed away from the side of the pool. The unit has a baffle in the interior ther... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4856121 | Air gap faucet An air gap faucet for attachment to sink structure. The faucet includes a housing which encloses upper and lower mounts which together define an integral air gap. The upper mount carries a valve mechanism operative to dispense potable water. The potable w... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4852192 | Faucet assembly plumbing fixture An improved faucet assembly plumbing fixture including a spigot with a depending tubular plunger, a holder with an open base telescopically fitted over the lower end of the plunger, and a headed screw threaded fastener inserted through the holder base and... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4852190 | Double cascade spout A double cascade spout unit particularly adapted for use in whirlpool baths and spas wherein both filling and recirculation may be realized with a cascade or waterfall effect.... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4823409 | Sheet flow spout A spout for providing a flow of water in the form of a sheet is disclosed. Water from a supply pipe is diverted orthogonally in two directions as it enters a reservoir inside the spout. Water pooled in the reservoir spills over a weir to form a sheet-shap... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4771485 | Faucet fixture A faucet fixture for mounting over the faucet opening in sink structure and including a valve body capable of being pulled upwardly of the faucet fixture housing to an elevated position for inspection or maintenance. The faucet fixture includes an upper m... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4761839 | Sink spray and auxiliary attachment device A multipurpose sink spray device having an upstream and downstream stem integrally joined to a valve housing containing a two-way valve. A slot in the valve housing receives a locking tab mounted in an annular opening of an auxiliary attachment device suc... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4739523 | Combination incorporating replacement faucet spout In a combination incorporating a replacement faucet spout there is included a series of bushings, and a series of spout nuts through each of which a base end portion of the replacement spout may be disposed. The cylindrical bores in the bushings are subst... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4649958 | Faucet and spout construction A method of manufacturing faucets and spouts, faucet inserts and faucets and spouts manufactured by the method. The faucet or spout includes an upper housing plate and a lower housing plate, a peripheral flange being provided on each of the housing plates... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4607658 | Water level control device A device for automatically controlling the water level in a basin, such as a bathtub. Air pressure in a tube is used to halt water flow into the basin when a desired water level is reached. Various water levels can be selected by opening pressure relief o... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4538646 | Faucet with built-in needle valve A faucet with built-in needle valve includes a hollow stem, a needle valve resiliently mounted in the hollow stem and a syringe movably inserted in the hollow stem so that the syringe may be depressed to open needle valve for spray water outwards directly... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4513458 | Flow spout for liquid The present invention relates to a flow spout comprising a wide flat chamber in sheet form, in which at least one liquid inlet opens out and which is in communication with the outside by a long, narrow slot. According to the invention, the flow spout comp... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4484600 | Swivel spout construction for a faucet A swivel spout construction for a faucet in which there is provided a composite spout defined by an elongated generally U-shaped shell and an elongated plate both molded from plastic material. The shell and plate define sealing flanges which are secured t... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4463460 | Roman tub fixture A Roman tub fixture assembly for mounting a spout to the exposed spout side of a wall or deck having an exposed spout side and an opposite facing hidden side includes a receiver body which is adapted to couple to one or more water pipes located on the hid... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4457342 | High rise kitchen spout A vertically adjustable faucet spout includes a base formed and adapted to seat upon a sink top, escutcheon plate or the like including a downwardly-extending guide sleeve. A vertically movable post is slidably mounted in the base and sleeve for movement ... | 07/03/1984 |
