Spectrum Brands, Inc.

Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc.

Price Pfister, Inc.

Jan Van Leyen

Adam William Tracy

Evan Benstead

Darin Lane Heuer

Victor Tung

Oscar Romero

Roberto Garcia

Alston Williams

David Downey

Elena Gorkovenko

Brad Callahan

Spencer Brislin Brown

Bradley Warren Callahan

Jianfei Zheng

Minh Doan

A faucet includes a faucet body and a faucet spray head being movable from a retracted position adjacent the faucet body, and an extended position away from the faucet body. In the retracted position, the faucet spray head has at least one aligned position with the faucet body. The faucet includes an alignment coupling. The alignment coupling includes first and second alignment elements connected to the faucet body and the faucet spray head, respectively, to align the spray head with the faucet body. The faucet includes a retention coupling that is configured to retain the faucet body and the faucet spray head immediately adjacent one another. The retention coupling includes first and second retention elements connected to the faucet body and the faucet spray head, respectively. The retention coupling is separate from the alignment coupling, and at least one of the first or second retention elements is a magnet.

Faucet spray head alignment system

A pivotable spray head for connection to a faucet for expelling water is described herein. The spray head includes a spray head top portion having an inlet to receive water from the faucet and a spray head bottom portion having an outlet to expel water. The spray head further includes a pivoting joint mechanism structured to pivot the spray head relative to the faucet about a pivot axis.

Pivoting spray head faucet

A towel bar includes a retractable and extendable robe hook. The robe hook may be formed in a wall-mounted first base joined by a towel bar to a wall-mounted second base. A shaft may be extended from the base to reveal the robe hook. When extended, the robe hook provides a location from which objects may be hung. When not needed, the robe hook may be pushed into the base and reside within an internal cavity, thereby concealed from view.

Towel bar with integrated robe hook

A shower head including first and second coupling elements. One of the coupling elements is a male coupling element and the other coupling element is a female coupling element. The male coupling element is inserted into the female coupling element, and when attached, the male coupling element is overlapped by the female coupling element.

Quick connect shower head

A valve cartridge includes a valve body that defines a hot water port that has a first end and a second end. The valve body includes a cold water port that has a first end and a second end. The valve cartridge includes a rotatable control stem that is disposed at least partially within the valve body. The valve body includes a main flow control disc that is coupled to the control stem. The main flow control disc has a cold water opening and a hot water opening. The valve cartridge includes a first auxiliary disc positioned between the first end of the hot water port and the main flow control disc and a second auxiliary disc positioned between the first end of the cold water port and the main flow control disc.

Ceramic disc valve cartridge

An alignment coupling for a faucet includes a first alignment element positionable within a faucet body. The first alignment element has a first alignment feature. The first alignment feature includes one of a projection and a tapered groove. The alignment coupling includes a second alignment element that is movable with respect to the first alignment element. The second alignment element has a second alignment feature. The second alignment feature includes the other of the projection and tapered groove. The tapered groove includes walls that extend toward each other, and wherein the walls guide the projection to a narrowest portion of the tapered groove.

Faucet head alignment system

An accessory hub joins accessories such as towel bars and robe hooks to a wall. In order to attach the accessory to the wall, a collet is fastened to the wall. The accessory hub may be joined to the collet with a spring-loaded button extending from the collet that is inserted into a receiver in the accessory hub. A first cleat portion on the collet mates with a second cleat portion on the accessory hub further securing the accessory hub to the collet. The accessory may then be attached to the accessory hub. The accessory hub may be detached from the collet without damaging the wall by depressing the button into the collet and disengaging the first and second cleat portions.

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Irvine, CA, United States of America

Jan Van Leyen