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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory de Swarte, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Rafael Rexach, Sheboygan, WI (US);
John Esche, Kohler, WI (US);
Brad Raymond Hadfield, Port Washington, WI (US);
Assignee:
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/04 (2006.01); E03C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/0404 (2013.01); E03C 2001/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A faucet includes a spout base having a first end mounted to a mounting surface and a second end opposite the first end that includes an elbow, more than one water supply line within the spout base, and a hub containing a mixing valve. The hub includes an inlet end and an outlet end. The second end of the spout base and the inlet end of the hub connect together. The inlet end of the hub connects to the water supply lines. The mixing valve is approximately midway between the elbow and a dispensing end of the faucet.