Fluid handling – Faucets and spouts
Patent
1993-05-05
1993-11-02
Chambers, A. Michael
Fluid handling
Faucets and spouts
137875, 251299, F16K 2100
Patent
active
052576477
ABSTRACT:
A fountain attachment for a faucet, comprising a tubular body of rigid plastic material, a closure member of rigid plastic material hinged to the short rear wall of the tubular body and adapted to be pivoted to cover its inclined outlet end, a fountain spout formed in the long front wall of the tubular body with an inclined passage terminating at its upper end in an upwardly directed spout opening and terminating at its lower end within the tubular body, and a tubular insert of yieldable plastic material disposed inside the tubular body, with its top end disposed within the top end of the tubular body and spaced therefrom by an annular gap and adapted for frictional fit with a faucet, the tubular insert further having a mid section supported within the tubular body and a bottom end comprising a sealing flange extending beyond the bottom end of the tubular body, the sealing flange providing a seal with the closure member when the closure member is pivoted to cover the outlet end of the tubular body.
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Chambers A. Michael
Crutcher William C.
Crutcher William C.
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