No-tools spread faucet assembly, kits and methods
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F16K-027/00
F16L-055/07
E03C-001/04
F16B-037/08
출원번호
US-0594698
(2012-08-24)
등록번호
US-9835281
(2017-12-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Pitsch, Walter
Li, Hsiao Chang
Ye, Xiao Jing
출원인 / 주소
AS IP Holdco, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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A spread faucet assembly, an installation kit, and an installation method are described herein. The spread faucet assembly has a spout assembly with a spout, a tailpiece, and at least one fluid inlet conduit. It also include at least one valve assembly having a shank, an fluid inlet conduit, a fluid
A spread faucet assembly, an installation kit, and an installation method are described herein. The spread faucet assembly has a spout assembly with a spout, a tailpiece, and at least one fluid inlet conduit. It also include at least one valve assembly having a shank, an fluid inlet conduit, a fluid outlet conduit and a valve cartridge, wherein the shank has an inner surface having a fluid receiving area in fluid communication with the valve cartridge and the fluid outlet conduit, the inner surface defines an opening in fluid communication with the valve cartridge and valve assembly fluid inlet conduit, and the valve cartridge is positioned in the opening. A connector is also included for coupling the at least one valve assembly fluid outlet conduit with the at least one spout assembly fluid inlet conduit. A self-turning nut assembly is also provided having a nut with an outer surface and a tightening sleeve having an outer surface with at least one outwardly extending projection for securing the nut to a fluid supply connection.
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1. A spread faucet assembly, comprising: (a) a spout assembly having a spout, a tailpiece and at least one fluid inlet conduit, wherein the spout, the tailpiece and the at least one fluid inlet conduit are pre-assembled;(b) at least one valve assembly having a shank, a fluid inlet conduit, a fluid o
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A spread faucet assembly, comprising: (a) a spout assembly having a spout, a tailpiece and at least one fluid inlet conduit, wherein the spout, the tailpiece and the at least one fluid inlet conduit are pre-assembled;(b) at least one valve assembly having a shank, a fluid inlet conduit, a fluid outlet conduit and a valve cartridge wherein the shank, the fluid inlet conduit, the fluid outlet conduit and the valve cartridge are pre-assembled, wherein the shank has an inner surface having a receiving area in fluid communication with an outlet of the valve cartridge and with the fluid outlet conduit,the inner surface of the shank defines an opening in fluid communication with an inlet to the valve cartridge and with the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit, andthe valve cartridge is positioned in the opening; and(c) a connector selected from a quick connection connector or a manually tightenable connector and configured to be capable of manually connecting the at least one valve assembly fluid outlet conduit with the at least one spout assembly fluid inlet conduit;(d) at least one self-turning nut assembly positioned on an inlet end of the fluid inlet conduit of the at least one valve assembly, the at least one self-turning nut assembly comprising:a nut having an outer surface; anda tightening sleeve having a body with an outer surface with at least one outwardly extending projection, wherein the outwardly extending projection extends outward beyond an outermost rim of the tightening sleeve, and an inner surface shaped to lockingly engage the outer surface of the nut, and wherein the at least one self-turning nut assembly, when completely installed, is fully tightened manually by the tightening sleeve as the sleeve is slidably positioned on and fully encircling the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit. 2. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one spout assembly fluid inlet conduit is attached to the spout. 3. The spread faucet assembly of claim 2, wherein the at least one spout assembly fluid inlet conduit is threadably attached to the spout. 4. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit and valve assembly fluid outlet conduit is attached to the valve assembly shank. 5. The spread faucet assembly of claim 4, wherein at least one of the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit and valve assembly fluid outlet conduit is threadably attached to the valve assembly shank. 6. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, further comprising two valve assemblies. 7. The spread faucet assembly of claim 6, further comprising a first valve assembly for controlling hot water flow and a second valve assembly for controlling cold water flow. 8. The spread faucet assembly of claim 7, wherein the connector connects each of the outlet conduits of the two valve assemblies with the spout assembly fluid inlet conduit. 9. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein the tightening sleeve comprises a polymeric material. 10. The spread faucet assembly of claim 9, wherein the polymeric material is a thermoplastic material. 11. The spread faucet assembly of claim 10, wherein the polymeric material is polyamide or polyoxymethylene. 12. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein the connector comprises at least one coupling capable of being manually locked. 13. The spread faucet assembly of claim 12, wherein the connector comprises a quick connect coupling with a hand tightenable locking sleeve. 14. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the shank defines a bullet-shaped opening. 15. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein the spout further comprises a first hand-operated mounting nut, configured to be fully tightened by hand and the at least one valve assembly comprises a second mounting nut, wherein the second mounting nut is interchangeable with the first mounting nut. 16. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein a width of the spout assembly tailpiece is about equal to a width of the at least one valve assembly shank. 17. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein the nut further comprises an inner threaded surface. 18. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein the tightening sleeve has two, opposing, outwardly extending projections. 19. The spread faucet assembly of claim 1, wherein the spread faucet assembly is one of a spread lavatory faucet assembly, a spread kitchen faucet assembly, or a spread bathtub faucet assembly. 20. A kit for installing a spread faucet assembly, comprising: a spread faucet assembly comprising (a) a spout assembly having a spout, a tailpiece and at least one fluid inlet conduit, wherein the spout, the tailpiece and the at least one fluid inlet conduit are pre-assembled;(b) at least one valve assembly having a shank, a fluid inlet conduit, a fluid outlet conduit and a valve cartridge, wherein the shank, the fluid inlet conduit, the fluid outlet conduit and the valve cartridge are pre-assembled and wherein the shank has an inner surface having a receiving area in fluid communication with an outlet of the valve cartridge and with the fluid outlet conduit,the inner surface of the shank defines an opening in fluid communication with an inlet to the valve cartridge and with the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit, andthe valve cartridge is positioned in the opening;(c) a connector selected from a quick connection connector or a manually tightenable connector and configured to be capable of manually connecting the at least one valve assembly fluid outlet conduit with the at least one spout assembly fluid inlet conduit,(d) at least one self-turning nut assembly positioned on an inlet end of the fluid inlet conduit of the at least one valve assembly, the at least one self-turning nut assembly comprising:a nut having an outer surface; anda tightening sleeve having a body with an outer surface with at least one outwardly extending projection, wherein the outwardly extending projection extends outward beyond an outermost rim of the tightening sleeve, and an inner surface shaped to lockingly engage the outer surface of the nut, and wherein the at least one self-turning nut assembly, when completely installed, is fully tightened manually by the tightening sleeve as the sleeve is slidably positioned on and fully encircling the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit; andinstructions for installing the spread faucet assembly. 21. The kit of claim 20, wherein the at least one valve assembly further comprises a faucet handle. 22. The kit of claim 20, wherein the kit is for installing one of a spread lavatory faucet assembly, a spread kitchen faucet assembly, or a spread bathtub faucet assembly. 23. A valve assembly, comprising: a shank, a fluid inlet conduit, a fluid outlet conduit and a valve cartridge, wherein the shank has an inner surface having a receiving area in fluid communication with an outlet of the valve cartridge and with the fluid outlet conduit,the inner surface of the shank defines an opening in fluid communication with an inlet to the valve cartridge and with the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit,the valve cartridge is positioned in the opening, andthe fluid inlet conduit has an inlet end having a self-turning nut assembly comprising: a nut having an outer surface; anda tightening sleeve having a body with an outer surface with at least one outwardly extending projection, wherein the outwardly extending projection extends outward beyond an outermost rim of the tightening sleeve, and an inner surface shaped to contact the outer surface of the nut in facing engagement so that the tightening sleeve, when completely installed, is fully tightened by hand upon rotation of the at least one outwardly extending projection as the sleeve is slidably positioned on and fully encircling the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit. 24. A method for installing a spread faucet assembly on a mounted surface, wherein the spread faucet assembly comprises a pre-assembled spout assembly, at least one pre-assembled valve assembly, and a connector selected from a quick connection connector or a manually tightenable connector, wherein the spout assembly has a spout, a tailpiece, at least one fluid inlet conduit and a mounting nut; the at least one valve assembly has a shank, a fluid inlet conduit, a fluid outlet conduit, a hand-operated mounting nut configured to be fully tightened by hand, and a self-turning nut assembly and wherein the self-turning nut assembly comprises a nut and a tightening sleeve having a body with an outer surface with at least one outwardly extending projection, wherein the outwardly extending projection extends outward beyond an outermost rim of the tightening sleeve, and an inner surface shaped to lockingly engage the outer surface of the nut, and wherein the tightening sleeve is configured to fully and securely connect the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit with a fluid supply connection while slidably positioned on and fully encircling the valve assembly fluid inlet conduit; the method comprising: (a) inserting the tailpiece of the spout assembly through a hole in a mounting surface;(b) inserting the shank of the at least one valve assembly through a second hole in the mounting surface;(c) positioning the valve assembly mounting nut on the valve assembly shank and the spout assembly mounting nut on the spout assembly tailpiece;(d) manually tightening the valve assembly mounting nut and spout assembly mounting nut to fully secure the valve assembly and spout assembly to the mounting surface;(e) connecting the at least one valve assembly fluid outlet conduit and the spout assembly fluid inlet conduit to the connector by manually locking the connector;(f) positioning the self-turning nut assembly on the fluid supply connection;(g) positioning the tightening sleeve on the nut of the self-turning nut assembly; and(h) manually rotating the tightening sleeve by hand to fully and securely connect the fluid inlet conduit with the fluid supply connection.
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