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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2015
Symmons Industries, Inc., Braintree, MA (US);
Kirk Mellits, Braintree, MA (US);
Jeff Peltier, Richmond, RI (US);
Hai Le, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Steve Ferreira, North Dighton, MA (US);
Symmons Industries, Inc., Braintree, MA (US);
Abstract
An air-gap device integrated within a faucet base of a faucet fixture for use with a dishwashing device is disposable on a counter surface and includes: a base forming flow channels adapted to provide a fluid-tight seal at the surface; a fixed block wall extending from the base, the fixed block wall separating a first pair of flow channels from a second pair of flow channels and providing a fluid-tight seal for the first pair of the flow channels; and a removable block cover selectively attachable to the fixed block wall to fluidicly couple the second pair of flow channels, the block cover further forming an air-gap channel in fluidic communication with ambient. Modular design permits removal of the faucet and valve portion to access the air-gap device for maintenance, without the need to disconnect any fluid supply or waste lines.