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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 9310004 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2011

Water outlet fitting with a ball-and-socket joint

Applicants:

Hermann Grether, Mullheim, DE;

Christoph Weis, Mullheim, DE;

Holger Reinhardt, March/Buchheim, DE;

Inventors:

Hermann Grether, Mullheim, DE;

Christoph Weis, Mullheim, DE;

Holger Reinhardt, March/Buchheim, DE;

Assignee:

NEOPERL GMBH, Mullheim, DE;

Attorney:

Volpe and Koenig, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Aaron Dunwoody

Assistant Examiner:

Fannie Kee

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 27/04 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16L 37/088 (2006.01); B05B 15/06 (2006.01); B05B 1/18 (2006.01); F16L 27/08 (2006.01); E03C 1/02 (2006.01); E03C 1/08 (2006.01); F16L 33/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 27/04 (2013.01); B05B 1/18 (2013.01); B05B 15/065 (2013.01); B05B 15/066 (2013.01); B05B 15/067 (2013.01); E03C 1/021 (2013.01); E03C 1/04 (2013.01); E03C 1/0401 (2013.01); E03C 1/0404 (2013.01); F16L 27/0861 (2013.01); F16L 37/088 (2013.01); E03C 2001/0415 (2013.01); E03C 2001/082 (2013.01); F16L 33/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A water outlet fitting with a handleable water outlet () and with a flexible hose line () which can be connected to the water outlet () via a coupling (). A characteristic feature of the water outlet fitting according to the invention is that the coupling (), which is provided for connecting the water outlet () and hose line (), has a ball-and-socket joint (). The ball-and-socket joint () connected between the water outlet () and the hose line () not only increases the mobility and articulation between the water outlet () and the flexible hose line (), but the ball-and-socket joint () also permits the water outlet () to be rotated relative to the hose line () without having to be concerned that the screw connection or similar coupling () provided between the water outlet () and hose line () will become undone.

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