24-01-2019 дата публикации
Номер: US20190024354A1
Novel plumbing products, including faucets, are fabricated, e.g., using metallic 3-dimensional or other 3-D printing techniques, to have complex geometries, such as multiple channels that may diverge and re-converge near the spout. The geometries of the various channels can resemble interwoven net-like patterns that define various shapes between the channels. The plumbing fixtures may be formed from one or more of stainless steels, INCONEL, brass, bronze, polycarbonate, PVC, acrylics, rigid polyolefins, PET, carbon fiber, AES, or other plumbing fitting suitable corrosion resistant materials. In some embodiments, the handles of an exemplary faucet can include the same or a similar multiple channel configuration as the spout, providing an advantageously, aesthetically pleasing faucet system. In exemplary embodiments, faucet spouts and their handles are formed so as to couple to standard faucet underbodies, standard valve platforms, or standard threaded hose/waterway connections. 1. A faucet , comprising:a water chamber;a plurality of water channels fluidly connected to the water chamber, wherein each of the plurality of water channels is configured to transport water from a respective water inlet proximate to the water chamber to a respective water outlet;wherein the plurality of water channels forms a base portion of the faucet configured to transport water upward from the respective water inlets through the base portion;wherein the plurality of water channels forms a spout portion of the faucet configured to transport water downward through the spout portion toward the respective water outlets;wherein a first channel of the plurality of channels terminates, at its respective water outlet, in the spout portion of the faucet, at a first vertical height, andwherein a second channel of the plurality of channels terminates, at its respective water outlet, in the spout portion of the faucet, at a second vertical height lower than the first vertical height.2. The faucet of ...
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