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A sprayer seating assembly is disclosed for more securely docking a sprayer head to an escutcheon positioned on a countertop or the like. The escutcheon has a bore extending there through and a recess adjacent the bore. A sprayer head is linked to a supply hose and has a recess adjacent a base porti

A sprayer seating assembly is disclosed for more securely docking a sprayer head to an escutcheon positioned on a countertop or the like. The escutcheon has a bore extending there through and a recess adjacent the bore. A sprayer head is linked to a supply hose and has a recess adjacent a base portion of the sprayer head. A flexible snap member is mounted in one of the recesses such that it can flex at least partially into the other of the recesses when the recesses are aligned. The escutcheon forms a rest seat for the sprayer head and the flexible snap member assists in removably retaining the sprayer head against the rest seat.

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1. A sprayer seating assembly, comprising: an escutcheon suitable for positioning on a surface of a support, the escutcheon having an inner surface defining a bore extending therethrough, the escutcheon also having a recess extending outwardly from the inner surface;a sprayer head linked to a supply

1. A sprayer seating assembly, comprising: an escutcheon suitable for positioning on a surface of a support, the escutcheon having an inner surface defining a bore extending therethrough, the escutcheon also having a recess extending outwardly from the inner surface;a sprayer head linked to a supply hose, the spray head including a recess extending inwardly from an outer surface of a base portion of the sprayer head, such that first and second portions of the outer surface of the base portion are disposed on opposing sides of the recess of the spray head; anda flexible snap member mounted in one of the recesses such that it can flex at least partially into the other recess when the recesses are aligned;wherein when the sprayer head is not in use the escutcheon forms a rest seat for the sprayer head and the flexible snap member locks the sprayer head in a rest position relative to the escutcheon by engaging both recesses, removably retaining the sprayer head against the rest seat. 2. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the flexible snap member is a snap ring mounted in the recess in the escutcheon, wherein the recess in the escutcheon has an annular shape defined by a side surface, and wherein the side surface is offset outwardly from the inner surface of the escutcheon. 3. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the escutcheon is threaded to a tube, and the tube has mounted thereon a clamping nut such that the escutcheon and clamping nut can sandwich the support. 4. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the escutcheon has a tapered portion along the bore to accommodate in docking fashion a tapered portion of the base portion of the sprayer head. 5. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 4, wherein the tapered portion of the base portion substantially matches the tapered portion of the bore. 6. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the base portion of the sprayer head is connected to the supply hose via a ball and socket connection. 7. The sprayer seating arrangement of claim 6, wherein a filter is positioned downstream of the ball and socket connection in the sprayer head. 8. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein a plastic washer is positioned in the bore upstream of the sprayer head. 9. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the flexible snap member is made of a plastic. 10. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the flexible snap member has a radially inward edge that is pointed, and wherein the recess of the sprayer head is shaped to complement the snap member, such that the inward edge of the snap member extends inwardly beyond the outer surface of the sprayer head and engages an inward edge of the sprayer head. 11. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the recesses of both the escutcheon and the sprayer head are annular, and wherein each recess includes at least two surfaces. 12. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, mounted to a support selected from the group consisting of essentially horizontal counter tops and essentially horizontal plumbing fixture walls. 13. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second portions of the surface of the base portion and the recess of the sprayer head are disposed along a tapered portion of the base portion, such that the first and second portions of the surface of the base portion are coplanar, and wherein the sprayer head is in the rest position, the sprayer head extends out of a first end of the bore and the supply hose extends out of a second end of the bore. 14. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the base portion comprises a tapered portion extending in a substantially continuous manner to an end of the sprayer head. 15. A sprayer seating assembly, comprising: an escutcheon having a bore and an annular recess disposed in the bore;a sprayer head configured to removably engage the bore and including a base and an upper portion with a plurality of nozzles, the base having an annular recess disposed therein such that the recess extends into an outer surface of the sprayer head;a supply hose fluidly connected to the base and configured to supply water to sprayer head; anda flexible snap member fixed in the sprayer head recess, such that when the sprayer head is removed from the bore of the escutcheon, the snap member remains retained in the sprayer head recess, the snap member being configured to flex to selectively engage the escutcheon recess when aligned with the sprayer head recess to removably lock the sprayer head to the escutcheon in a docked position;wherein the bore is configured to receive the base when the sprayer head engages the escutcheon in the docked position. 16. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 15, wherein the flexible snap member has a radially inward edge that engages a complementary inward edge of the sprayer head recess. 17. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 15, wherein the escutcheon has an end configured to directly thread to a clamping nut to sandwich a support between the escutcheon and clamping nut. 18. A sprayer seating assembly, comprising: an escutcheon having a bore and an annular groove disposed in the bore;a sprayer head configured to removably engage the bore and including a base and an upper portion with a plurality of nozzles, the base having an annular groove disposed therein such that the groove extends into a surface of the sprayer head dividing the surface into first and second sections that are coplanar and are disposed on opposing sides of the groove;a supply hose fluidly connected to the base and configured to supply water to sprayer head; anda flexible snap member mounted and retained in the escutcheon groove, the snap member being configured to flex to selectively engage the sprayer head groove when aligned with the escutcheon groove to removably lock the sprayer head to the escutcheon in a docked position;wherein the bore is configured to support the base when the sprayer head engages the escutcheon. 19. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 18, wherein the flexible snap member has a radially inward edge that selectively engages a complementary inward edge of the sprayer head groove. 20. The sprayer seating assembly of claim 18, wherein the escutcheon has an end configured to directly thread to a clamping nut to sandwich a support between the escutcheon and clamping nut.