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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2021
Insinkerator Llc, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Matthew A. Schmitt, Kenosha, WI (US);
Gregory Chesack, Kenosha, WI (US);
Mauricio Medaets, Milwaukee, WI (US);
INSINKERATOR LLC, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A faucet apparatus and method of implementing a faucet apparatus are disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, the apparatus includes a body integrated or coupled to a base, where the body includes surfaces within which are formed first and second orifices that respectively extend inward into the body along first and second axes, respectively. A first cross-section of the first orifice taken perpendicular to the first axis has a first size and a first shape that are, respectively, substantially identical to a second size and a second shape of a second cross-section of the second orifice taken perpendicular to the second axis. The apparatus also includes a spout having a first end supported within the first orifice, and a sensor structure having a cross-sectional surface supported within the second orifice, where each of the first end and cross-sectional surface is configured to fit complementarily within either of the orifices.