Fluid delivery system with a housing and at least one fluid inlet and one fluid outlet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9109350-B2
Application number	US-201313740978-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2013
Priority date	Jan 20, 2012
Publication date	Aug 18, 2015
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015

Abstract

The invention provides a fluid delivery assembly for use with a water discharge fixture, such as a faucet. The fluid delivery assembly includes a tube assembly, a cartridge housing and a retaining assembly. The fluid delivery assembly provides for water flow from hot and cold water inlets to the faucet. The fluid delivery assembly may be assembled by hand without the need for tools, allowing for easy replacement of the fluid delivery assembly without the need to disassemble the faucet assembly or to replace the entire faucet assembly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fluid delivery assembly for use with a fluid discharge fixture, the fluid delivery assembly comprising:
a housing comprising at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet;
at least one tube assembly defining at least one fluid flow path, wherein a first portion of the tube assembly is configured to connect to a fluid source line, and wherein a second portion of the tube assembly is configured to connect to the housing;
a retaining assemb…

Assignees

• Xiamen Lota Int Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhu Chunanbao
• Ye Liming
• Chen Bentai

Classifications

• E03C1/06 Primary

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E03C1/0403 Primary

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• Y10T137/0402

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F16L3/00

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• E03C1/0401

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic