Faucet sprayhead with mode and volume controls

Details Faucet sprayhead with mode and volume controls Faucet sprayhead with mode and volume controls

2006-05-01

2009-02-24

Gorman, Darren W (Department: 3752)

Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing

Selectively usable or variable diverse terminal outlets

And valve controlling flow

C239S011000, C239S396000, C239S428500, C239S447000, C004S678000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07494074

ABSTRACT:
A sprayhead especially suited for coupling to an extension hose for use in a pull-out kitchen faucet, the sprayhead including a selector subassembly for choosing between both spray and aerate modes, and a volume control built in to the sprayhead. The selector subassembly is engaged to a detent finger-button mounted on the housing that selectively diverts water flowing through an aerated flow path to an alternate spray flow path, thereby allowing manual selection between spray mode and aerate mode. The volume control is a slide switch on the housing and coupled to a rotary valve assembly for allowing the user to adjust the flow volume when in spray mode without affecting water volume in the aerate mode. When in aerate mode water is expelled from the sprayhead through an aerator output, and when in spray mode water is expelled through a series of nozzles oriented radially around the aerator output.

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