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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10066376 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2016

Tub faucet having a control valve without hammering

Applicant:

Evolve Technologies, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey S. Doss, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Jason Swanson, Tempe, AZ (US);

Heather L. Pinson, Gilbert, AZ (US);

John Lockhart, Ridgway, CO (US);

Assignee:

Evolve Technologies LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Attorneys:

Culhane Meadows PLLC

Robert C. Klinger

Primary Examiner:

Christine Skubinna

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 3/20 (2006.01); F16K 1/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/12 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 17/00 (2006.01); F16K 17/38 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16K 47/02 (2006.01); B05B 1/18 (2006.01); E03C 1/02 (2006.01); F16K 31/524 (2006.01); E03B 7/04 (2006.01); E03B 7/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/0408 (2013.01); B05B 1/18 (2013.01); E03B 7/045 (2013.01); E03B 7/075 (2013.01); E03C 1/023 (2013.01); F16K 31/002 (2013.01); F16K 31/5245 (2013.01); F16K 31/52475 (2013.01); F16K 47/023 (2013.01);
Abstract

A water control system including a showerhead and a tub faucet. The faucet has a valve configured to automatically restrict fluid flow through the faucet and direct fluid to the showerhead as a function of a parameter, such as a predetermined water temperature. The faucet has many modes of operation, including a Reset Mode, an Auto-Divert Mode, a Bypass Mode, and a Cold Mode. One embodiment includes an auto divert tub faucet that can be reset with less than 10 lbs. of force that is ADA compliant. Another embodiment includes a faucet configured to prevent hammering. Another embodiment includes a faucet configured to prevent leakage over time, and another embodiment includes a universal adapter allowing the faucet to be joined to the adapter without requiring hardware.

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