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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2009
Applicants:
John C. Esche, Kohler, WI (US);
William R. Bares, Fredonia, WI (US);
Inventors:
John C. Esche, Kohler, WI (US);
William R. Bares, Fredonia, WI (US);
Assignee:
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/16 (2006.01); B05B 1/18 (2006.01); B05B 12/00 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/1618 (2013.01); B05B 1/16 (2013.01); E03C 1/0409 (2013.01); B05B 1/18 (2013.01); B05B 12/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a sprayer that has on the sprayer itself capability for simultaneously controlling on/off function and flow selection. A forward button can be pressed by a forefinger to turn flow on, while a rearward rocker can be controlled by a thumb to select between aerated and non-aerated flow. The on/off control is biased to the off position.