Patent · US Expired

Moveable hose retractor for a pull-out faucet

US6915817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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39Claims
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Filing dateMay 1, 2003
Grant dateJul 12, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/9464
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments provide a device comprising a unitary toroidal hose retractor for use with a pull-out hose, said hose retractor defining a passage there-through having a passage width greater than an outer width of the pull-out hose, an inner portion of a radial cross-section of said hose retractor defining a conic segment having a focal point and a conic segment radius measured from said focal point.

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