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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leonard J. Burns, Amherst, OH (US);
Nicholas A. Mascari, Newburgh Heights, OH (US);
Martin Zummersch, Olmsted Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
Moen Incorporated, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/02 ;
Abstract
A quick connect/disconnect faucet water conduit assembly includes at least one valve body and a spout nipple. There is a water tube extending from the valve body and a water tube extending from the spout nipple. A conduit has first and second terminations and there is a quick connect adapter attached to each of the first and second terminations. There are cooperating elements on each of the tubes and the quick connect adapters for locking the tubes to the adapters to thereby attach the valve body to the spout nipple.