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Top mounting faucet assembly

A faucet, component technology, applied in the field of components, which can solve the problems of vibration (such as water hammer or other vibration in the building, consumer faucets are not installed firmly, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-02-05
KOHLER CO
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[0004] While this system has some significant advantages, forces acting on the escutcheon (e.g. bumping the escutcheon during the cleaning process) can cause it to move, causing consumers to worry that the faucet is not securely installed
Also, the faucet may rattle during vibrations such as water hammer or other vibrations in the building

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[0019] A faucet (generally 10 ) is shown with a sink rim 12 with a central inlet 14 . The faucet 10 includes a body 16 that delivers water from hot and cold inlet conduits (not shown) to a central spout 18 . A control handle 17 is operatively connected to the body 16 and controls the flow of water through the spout 18 . Water is supplied to the body 16 through a water inlet handle (such as 20 ), and the water inlet handle is sequentially connected to matching cold and hot inlet pipes by methods known in the art.

[0020] now specific reference Figure 5A-Figure 6 , the body 16 with the control valve in the cylindrical housing 19 . The housing 19 is mounted to a base 24 supported on the rim 12 and is surrounded by an elongated rotatable escutcheon 26 .

[0021] Toggle screws 32 may extend through openings 34 in the sink rim 12 to secure the faucet 10 to the sink rim 12 . Opening 34 can be one of the common three or four hole patterns provided in most kitchen sinks. Alterna...

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Abstract

A top mountable faucet (10) for mounting on a sink or countertop having a wall with an opening (14), a supporting surface at one side, and a clamping surface at an opposite side. The faucet (10) includes a base (24) adapted to be positioned on the supporting surface. A body extends from the base (24), and includes a lip (30) spaced from the base (24). An escutcheon (26) surrounds the body and is interposed between the base (24) and the lip (30). A clip (28) is interposed between the escutcheon (26) and lip (30) to lock the escutcheon (26) over the base (24).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an assembly for mounting a faucet on a sink, countertop or the like without access to the area below the sink. Background technique [0002] Typical faucet installations require lying on the back to work in order to reach the dark and narrow area under the counter. Accordingly, mounting systems have been developed for mounting faucets to decks with less need for access to the under-deck area. See, eg, US Patents 4,557,288 and 4,760,861. Unfortunately, most of these systems leave exposed consumer-visible connections or require the use of additional components. [0003] US Patent No. 5,465,749 discloses a plurality of faucet assemblies mountable from the top of the sink deck. In one embodiment, the faucet is provided with a pivotable escutcheon. The faucet pulls the hinge arm against the underside of the cover plate by tightening a screw with an exposed upward facing head. The escutcheon is then pivoted to cover the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): E03C1/04
CPCY10T137/6014E03C1/0402E03C1/0401Y10T137/9464Y10T137/6977
Inventor B·M·索特M·T·佐伊姆
Owner KOHLER CO