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Two-stage aerator

US5348231A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 1993
Grant dateSep 20, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 5, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE03C1/084
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A two-stage aerator manually operable to provide either a low-volume spray or a high-volume stream. A valve poppet maintains the aerator in the selected position so long as water is flowing through the aerator. The low-volume spray position is the default, and the aerator includes a resilient diaphragm to return the aerator to this position whenever water flow is terminated.

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