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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7216676 | Apparatus and method for shaping hose A shaped hose assembly includes a length of hose having an external surface and a hose form including a non-continuous, generally curved wall that extends around the circumference of the external surface of the hose. The wall includes a first axially extending end a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7011293 | Water-saving device for a faucet A water-saving device for a faucet includes a hose and a control assembly connected to the hose and adapted to be located upstream of the faucet. The control assembly includes a housing, a plunger, an operation unit connected to an end portion of the plunger, and a ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000854 | Pullout spray head with single-button mode selector A spray head for a faucet or the like has a wand body defining a flow path from an inlet to first and second outlets. Diverter seats are provided so a face seal on a diverter spool can direct flow to the first or second outlet. The spool is positioned by a trigger a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6915817 | Moveable hose retractor for a pull-out faucet Certain exemplary embodiments provide a device comprising a unitary toroidal hose retractor for use with a pull-out hose, said hose retractor defining a passage there-through having a passage width greater than an outer width of the pull-out hose, an inner portion o... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6296011 | Fluid valve A three position valve suitable for use in a trigger nozzle assembly is disclosed which is suitable for use in kitchen utensil rinsing areas has a valve housing with a bore, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A biased slidable member is positioned in the b... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6234192 | Fluid valve A three position valve suitable for use in a trigger nozzle assembly is disclosed which is suitable for use in kitchen utensil rinsing areas has a valve housing with a bore, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A biased slidable member is positioned in the b... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6199579 | Hose handling system and method A system and method for handling a hose, according to which the hose is clamped to a clamp and the clamp is moved between a first position in which the hose is retracted and a second position in which the hose is extended. Manual movement of the hose from... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5775354 | Flexible hose take-up assembly A flexible hose take-up assembly for automatically retracting a flexible fluid dispensing hose is disclosed. A cabinet having an interior chamber at least partially filled with a damping liquid houses a pulley assembly and a pair of counterweights used to... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5450874 | Dental instrument hose retraction device A device for retracting and storing a length of hose is provided. The device is housed within a dental cabinet and includes a rectangular compartment formed by integral side walls and front and rear walls. A plurality of spool supports are positioned adja... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5117859 | Flexible hose retractor An above-ground gravity return hose retractor, which is particularly useful in service stations for supplying air and water, encloses the hoses and the retraction mechanism within a cabinet. A block and tackle pulley arrangement, including a vertically mo... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4404986 | Take up system for long lengths of high pressure hose A system for taking up the slack in two flexible resilient hoses of a high pressure system, for alternately supplying fluid under high pressure from a fixed source to, and exhausting it from, a double-acting fluid motor movable relative to the source, inc... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4305553 | Flexible hose automatic winding device An automatic winding or retracting device for the flexible hose of a gasoline or other petroleum product supply unit. The device comprises a drum for the flexible hose, the drum being connected to a pulley on which is wound a cable connected to a tensioni... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4009800 | Fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser which includes a stationary, upstanding base and an arm assembly rotatably coupled to the upper end thereof. The dispenser includes a fluid meter and a fluid pump for metering and for pumping a selected quantity of fluid respectively. A ... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3941259 | Device for relocating fuel elements and control rods in a core reactor A device for changing the location of fuel elements and control rods in a core reactor with a guiding mast which is mounted on a movable working platform for rotation about a vertical axis and which is provided with a gripping body for grasping the fuel e... | 03/02/1976 |
