Kohler Company

Harley-davidson Motor Company Group, LLC

Jeffrey A Kohler

Jeffrey A Schumacher

Mark W Schibur

Thomas Manoni

David J Macon

Vindhya K Tiwari

Frank Savage

Louis N Netz

Richard Paul Brault

Douglas D Reichardt

Gregory R Schmidt

Willie G Davidson

Mark G Daniels

Joshua J Hedtke

Richard J Christoph

Dominic Keogh

John F Wolanski

Charles J Lamb

Everett H Paddock

William E Crowe

Alan P Flanders

Steven F Clements

Daniel M Sepic

Nicholas J LeRoy

A faucet includes an internal waterway at least partially formed of a first material. The internal waterway includes a valve seat, a conduit, and a unitary body. The valve seat is configured to receive water. The conduit is coupled to the valve seat. The conduit is in fluid communication with the valve seat and configured to receive the water from the valve seat. The unitary body is formed of a non-metallic material having a processing temperature less than a temperature at which the first material forming the internal waterway is undesirably affected, wherein the unitary body is molded around the internal waterway.

Composite faucet body and internal waterway

The present application generally relates to a faucet. The faucet includes a continuous internal waterway and a body. The continuous internal waterway includes a first chamber, a second chamber, a valve seat, and a waterway. The second chamber is configured to receive water from a water source. The valve seat is coupled to the first chamber and the second chamber. The valve seat is in fluid communication with the second chamber. The waterway is in fluid communication with the valve seat. The body encapsulates the continuous internal waterway. The faucet is operational to receive the water from the water source and to provide the water to the waterway. The body is isolated from the water by the continuous internal waterway during operation of the faucet.

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Richfield, WI, United States of America

Jeffrey A Kohler