Faucet handle with angled interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10428497-B2
Application number	US-201615387247-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2016
Priority date	Jul 13, 2011
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A faucet assembly including a handle that rotates about a rotational axis extending perpendicular to an angled interface for adjusting a water parameter.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A faucet including:
a spout assembly including:
a hub defining a vertical axis,
a liquid pathway extending within the hub,
a handle attachment base extending perpendicular to the hub and defining a horizontal axis, the handle attachment base including an end having a first mounting surface; and
a water parameter control handle coupled to the handle attachment base for rotation from a first position defining a first water parameter setting and a second position defining a second water parameter setting, water parameter control handle including an end having a second mounting surface;
wherein the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface define a handle movement plane angularly oriented intermediate the vertical axis of the hub of the spout assembly and the horizontal axis of the handle attachment base of the spout assembly.

2. The faucet of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the spout assembly is electrically conductive such that a user's touch of the spout assembly is electrically communicated to circuitry coupled to the spout assembly.

3. The faucet of claim 1 , wherein rotation of the handle causes altering of the setting of a potentiometer.

4. The faucet of claim 3 , wherein the potentiometer is located within the spout assembly.

5. The faucet of claim 1 , further including circuitry located within the spout.

6. The faucet of claim 5 , wherein the circuitry is coupled to a LED that is externally perceivable by a user of the faucet.

7. The faucet of claim 6 , wherein the LED is configured to output multiple colors and the outputted color is indicative of the temperature of water being delivered by the spout assembly.

8. The faucet of claim 1 , wherein the water parameter control handle comprises a temperature control handle, the first water parameter setting comprises a first temperature setting, and the second water parameter setting comprises a second temperature setting.

9. The faucet of claim 1 , wherein the handle includes a longitudinal axis, the handle having a first position in which the horizontal axis of the handle attachment base is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and the handle having a second position in which the horizontal axis of the handle attachment portion is co-linear with the longitudinal axis of the handle.

10. The faucet of claim 9 , wherein the first position of the handle provides a “flow off” setting for the faucet and the second position of the handle provides a “full hot” setting for the faucet.

Assignees

• Delta Faucet Co

Inventors

• Davidson Kyle R
• Thomas Kurt J
• Brown Derek A
• Shaw Ryan J

Classifications

• Y10T137/9464

  Faucets and spouts · CPC title

• G05D23/1306

  for liquids (G05D23/1393 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E03C1/055 Primary

  Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like · CPC title

• F16K31/60 Primary

  Handles {(form, features or function of taps or faucet handles for domestic plumbing installations E03C1/04)} · CPC title

• F16K31/02

  electric {(F16K31/004 takes precedence)}; magnetic · CPC title