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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Todd C Loschelder, Macedonia, OH (US);
Witold Bauer, Westlake, OH (US);
Eduardo E Milrud, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Lonnie F Cool, La Grange, OH (US);
Thomas J Overberg, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Moen Incorporated, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Abstract
A spray device for use as an alternate water discharge to a faucet has a body with a handle and a spray head. The spray head has a first central water discharge in the form of a localized stream and a second peripheral spray type water discharge. There is a trigger which is movable on the body between an inoperable position, a first operable position, and a second operable position. In the first operable position water passes through the spray head central discharge and in the second operable position water passes through the peripheral spray. There is a chamber within the body which communicates with the first and second water discharges and there is a water passage in the handle communicating with the chamber. A piston is movable within the chamber and there is a water passage within the piston which may connect to the handle water passage. A stem is positioned within the chamber and is connected to and movable with the piston. The stem has a seal for closing the piston water passage. A coaxial spring biases the stem seal toward a piston water passage closing position. A flow diverter is located adjacent both water discharge passages, with the flow diverter being movable by the piston between positions in which water flows from the piston water passage to either of the first or second water discharges.