Emhart Inc.

Teledyne Industries, Inc.

Donald J Segien

Darren M Mark

Curtis S Woolley

Jack T Nguyen

Paul M Thompson

Mark S Bloom

Fred Y Ching

Neil G Bullock

Jack Thai Nguyen

Gary A Ashurst

Paul F Wilson

Alfred Minassian

A faucet assembly,includes an underbody,having end bodies,and,which are linked by conduits,with a center body,and further includes a spout,and a attached shank,all of which are to be assembled with a deck,Portions of the upper ends of the end bodies,and,are each formed with an annular groove,which extend through holes,and,in the deck,A pair of trim flanges,and,are each formed with a platform,having an opening,extending therethrough which facilitates the positioning of portions of the platform within the annular groove,to retain the underbody,with the deck,Another hole,is formed in the deck,above the assembled center body,and is formed with an axial passage,for receipt of the shank,With the bottom of the spout,resting on the top of the deck,a threaded lower section,of the shank,extends from the bottom of the center body,where a fastening nut,secures the shank and the spout with the center body and with the deck.

Faucet assembly

A quick-install mounting nut assembly for connecting a shank of a faucet to a deck with the shank having an enlarged upper portion disposed above the deck and a smaller diameter lower portion extending through an opening of the deck. A strap of the assembly is loosely disposed on the lower portion of the shank to be axially raised thereon. The strap has a pair of ears formed thereon with apertures therein. A pair of clips are connected to the ears of the strap and each has an aperture therein aligned with the apertures of the ears of the strap. Each of the clips has a clamping portion biased downwardly into engagement with the lower portion of the shank. A pair of fastener members are separately disposed through the apertures of the strap and the clips and are in threaded engagement with the clips. A pair of nuts are separately disposed upon the ears of the strap to be threadedly engaged by the fastener members. The strap is axially shifted upwardly upon the shank to cause the upper end of each of the fastener members to contact the underside of the deck whereby the fastener members are tightened upwardly upon the underside of the deck to force the clamping portions of the clip downwardly to bite and come into clamping engagement with the shank and to affix the shank in assembled position with the deck.

Quick-install mounting nut assembly for a single control kitchen faucet

A faucet,includes a faucet spout assembly,which includes a spout shell,for supporting a cartridge,containing a filter media therein defining a flow path for water being filtered. The shell,and the cartridge,define a flow space,between the shell and the cartridge for unfiltered water. Water which flows through the flow path of the filter cartridge,and unfiltered water which flows through the flow space,is directed to a chamber,of a valve head,A spool valve,is located within the chamber,and is positionable selectively by manipulation of a knob,to allow the filtered water or the unfiltered water to enter the chamber, and to allow the filtered water to be dispensed from the spout assembly,through a nozzle,or, alternatively, the unfiltered water to be dispensed from an aerator

Faucet spout assembly

Filter cartridge

A quick connect hose assembly is provided for a widespread faucet including a spout and a pair of end bodies mounted to a deck at spaced locations from the spout. The quick connect hose assembly includes a T-connector slidably mounted on an end of a waterway tube connected to the spout. The T-connector includes a pair of serrated hose connecting portions. A pair of connector members are provided including a hollow body portion which slidably receives a bottom portion of the end bodies and an outwardly extending serrated hose connecting portion extending from the hollow body portion. A first hose is connected between the T-connector and one of the connector members and a second hose is connected between the T-connector and the other connector member.

Quick connect hose assembly

An end body 34 is formed with a chamber 45 having a bevelled surface 62 and a cylindrical wall 60 in a portion thereof. A sleeve 46 is formed with an outward flange 48 at one end thereof and an annular bead 50 near another end 54 thereof. The sleeve 46 is formed with a press fit section 56 between the end 54 and the bead 50 thereof. The sleeve 46 is inserted axially into the chamber 45 of the end body 34 and the section 56 thereof is press fit into the cylindrical wall 60 of the end body with the bead 50 locating on the bevelled surface 62 of the end body. A valve 44 is threadedly attached to an end 58 of the end body 34 whereby a seal 64 of the valve engages the flange 48 of the sleeve 46. Water enters the end body 34 at the bottom thereof and flows into an axial passage 49 of the sleeve 46. If valve 44 is closed, the water will not flow any further. If the valve 44 is open, water will flow through the sleeve 46, the valve, the chamber 45 and out of the end body 34 to other facilities. The height of the end bodies 34 of different style assemblies could be different from each other. Rather than altering the length of the valve 44 to accommodate the different lengths of end bodies 34, the sleeve 46 is made in different lengths to accommodate the different lengths of end bodies.

Valve mount assembly

A faucet 30 includes a housing 32 having a base 34 and a spout 36. The base 34 and the spout 36 are each formed with an opening which communicate with each other to form an opening of the housing. A putty plate 54 is formed in a configuration similar to a configuration of the opening of the base 34. The putty plate is formed with a ledge 57 on which is formed a pair of spaced 'L' shaped channels 80 and a locking tab 76 with a latch bar 78. A throat plate 104 is formed with a body 106 with a ledge 116 extending therefrom. The ledge 116 is formed with a pair of spaced tabs 118 and 120 extending from one side of the ledge and an elongated hole 122 formed in the ledge between the tabs. A pair of bosses 124 and 126 with holes 128 are formed in spaced portions of the body 106. The tabs 118 and 120 of the throat plate 104 are located in the channels 80 of the putty plate 54 and the latch bar 78 is located in the hole 122 to retain the throat plate with the putty plate as an assembly. The assembly of the throat plate 104 and the putty plate 54 is then positioned within the opening of the housing and the putty plate is secured to the base 34 and the throat plate is secured to the spout 36.

Faucet

A putty plate 30 is formed with an edge 32 in a continuous pattern to define the perimeter of the plate. A base wall of the putty plate 30 includes a floor 40 on one side of the plate 30 and a ceiling 78 on the other side of the plate. Holes 48, 60 and 62 are formed through the base wall. Four sets of ribs 52 are formed integrally from the floor 40 on the one side of the plate 30 while sets of ribs 84 are formed integrally from the ceiling 78 on the other side of the plate. Ribs 46 are formed about the holes 48 in a hexagonal configuration integrally from the floor 40 of the plate 30. Circular ribs 80 are formed about the holes 48 integrally from the ceiling 78 on the other side of the plate 30. A continuous groove 68 is formed in the base wall between the edge 32 and the ceiling 78 to define the perimeter of the ceiling. Two other putty plates 108 and 200 are formed with structure similar to the structure of the plate 30. The three putty plates 30, 108 and 200 are composed of a nylon material.

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Chatsworth, CA, United States of America

Donald J Segien