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An improved faucet connector has a flexible braided metal hose assembly with a water supply fitting assembly at one end and a universal faucet fitting assembly at the other end to readily connect a faucet to a water supply pipe, tubing, or shutoff valve in an efficient, safe, and structurally sound

An improved faucet connector has a flexible braided metal hose assembly with a water supply fitting assembly at one end and a universal faucet fitting assembly at the other end to readily connect a faucet to a water supply pipe, tubing, or shutoff valve in an efficient, safe, and structurally sound manner.

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A faucet connector assembly, comprising: a flexible bendable elongated braided metallic hose assembly for flexibly extending downwardly from a base of a faucet to an outlet of a water supply distribution source selected from the group consisting of a water supply pipe, tubing, and a shutoff valve, s

A faucet connector assembly, comprising: a flexible bendable elongated braided metallic hose assembly for flexibly extending downwardly from a base of a faucet to an outlet of a water supply distribution source selected from the group consisting of a water supply pipe, tubing, and a shutoff valve, said faucet inlet having an inner wall providing a downwardly diverging faucet seat, said hose assembly having a flexible braided metallic outer shell annularly surrounding a resilient flexible inner tube comprising a substantially water-impermeable elastomeric core, and said hose assembly having an upper faucet-facing end for positioning adjacent said faucet inlet and a lower water supply-facing end for positioning adjacent said outlet of said water supply distribution source; and universal faucet fitting means comprising a faucet fitting assembly connected to said upper faucet-facing end of said braided metallic hose assembly for sealingly engaging and connection to said faucet inlet, said faucet fitting assembly having a rotatable internally threaded metal coupling nut for threadedly engaging said externally threaded faucet inlet and having a unitary universal stationary faucet fitting about which said coupling nut rotates, said unitary faucet fitting having a universal arcuate tubular faucet fitting head defining a substantially rigid cone-style connector with a convex outer face for seating and wedging against said inner wall of said inlet in press fitting engagement with said downwardly diverging faucet seat, a tubular shoulder extending integrally downwardly from said faucet fitting-head providing a bearing support surface for supporting said rotatable coupling nut, said shoulder having an upper portion and a lower portion, an elongated sleeve providing a main body portion extending integrally downwardly from said shoulder, said shoulder having a larger outside diameter than said sleeve but having a smaller outside diameter than the maximum outside diameter of said faucet-fitting head, at least one downwardly converging frustoconical tubular foot extending integrally downwardly from said sleeve for snugly fitting into said upper faucet-facing end of said braided metallic hose assembly, said foot, sleeve, shoulder and head of said unitary faucet fitting being integral and in coaxial alignment with each other along an axis, said faucet fitting defining an elongated inlet passageway extending along said axis through said foot, sleeve and lower portion of said shoulder and defining a larger outlet passageway extending along said axis through said arcuate faucet fitting head and upper portion of said shoulder, said outlet passageway communicating with said inlet passageway and said faucet inlet, said outlet passageway having a larger diameter than said inlet passageway, said faucet fitting defining an intermediate frustoconical passageway connecting said inlet passageway and said outlet passageway, and said faucet fitting assembly having a tubular crimping member.