U.S. patent application number 11/056257 was filed with the patent office on 2006-08-17 for water outlet tubing structure for faucets.
This patent application is currently assigned to Chung Cheng Faucet Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Shi Chia Ko.
Application Number | 20060180221 11/056257 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36814444 |
Filed Date | 2006-08-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060180221 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Ko; Shi Chia |
August 17, 2006 |
Water outlet tubing structure for faucets
Abstract
A water outlet tubing structure for faucets includes a faucet
body, a washbowl, and water tubes wherein the faucet body has a
lift rod properly mounted therein, and one or more than one water
inlet pipes with external threads defined thereon protruding
downwards at the bottom side thereof. A plurality of washers with
coupling slots disposed thereon are provided for the engagement of
the water inlet pipes and the lift rod therewith respectively, and
the washbowl is properly equipped with thru-holes and a rod passage
hole to mate with the water inlet pipes and the lift rod of the
faucet body respectively. At the upper end of each water tube is
equipped with a screw fitting having internal threads defined
therein, and one or more than one fixing nuts with inner threads
defined therein are provided to register with the water inlet pipes
of the faucet body thereby. Via the above structure, the water
inlet pipes of the faucet body can be directly guided from top to
bottom to sequentially pass through the thru-holes of the washbowl
and the coupling slots of the washers before securely registered
with the screw fittings of the water tubing at the bottom end
thereof, and the inner threads of the fixing nuts thereof are
firmly screwed up to the external threads of the water inlet pipes
till the washers are secured tight at one side wall of the washbowl
thereby, facilitating an easier and speedier assembly as well as a
time/effort-saving processing thereof so as to achieve the
economical efficiency.
Inventors: |
Ko; Shi Chia; (Changhua
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
TROXELL LAW OFFICE PLLC
SUITE 1404
5205 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22041
US
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Assignee: |
Chung Cheng Faucet Co.,
Ltd.
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Family ID: |
36814444 |
Appl. No.: |
11/056257 |
Filed: |
February 14, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
137/801 |
Current CPC
Class: |
Y10T 137/9464 20150401;
E03C 1/0401 20130101; E03C 1/0403 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
137/801 |
International
Class: |
E03C 1/04 20060101
E03C001/04 |
Claims
1. A water outlet tubing structure for faucets, including a faucet
body, a washbowl, and water tubes wherein the faucet body has a
lift rod properly mounted therein, and a plurality of washers with
coupling slots disposed thereon are provided for water inlet pipes
and the lift rod to be guided there-through respectively; the
washbowl is properly equipped with thru-holes and a rod passage
hole to mate with the water inlet pipes and the lift rod of the
faucet body respectively; the present invention being characterized
by that, the faucet body having one or more than one water inlet
pipes with external threads defined thereon to symmetrically extend
downwards at the bottom side thereof; at the upper end of each
water tube being equipped with a screw fitting having internal
threads defined therein, and one or more than one fixing nuts with
inner threads defined therein being provided to register with the
water inlet pipes of the faucet body thereby; in assembly, the
water inlet pipes of the faucet body are directly guided from top
to bottom to sequentially pass through the thru-holes of the
washbowl and the coupling slots of the washers before the water
inlet pipes are securely registered with the screw fittings of the
water tubes at the bottom end thereof, and via the fixing nuts
whose inner threads are firmly screwed up to the external threads
of the water inlet pipes, the washers are secured tight at one side
wall of the washbowl thereby without any other extra fixing holes
and through holes disposed at the faucet body, the washbowl, and
the washers thereon or any other screw bolts applied thereto,
facilitating an easier and speedier assembly as well as a
time/effort-saving processing thereof so as to achieve the
economical efficiency.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is related to a water outlet tubing
structure for faucets, including a faucet body, a washbowl, and
water tubes wherein the faucet body has a lift rod properly mounted
therein, and one or more than one water inlet pipes with external
threads defined thereon protruding downwards at the bottom side
thereof. The water inlet pipes of the faucet body can be directly
guided from top to bottom to sequentially pass through thru-holes
of the washbowl and coupling slots of washers before securely
registered with screw fittings of the water tubes at the bottom end
thereof, and inner threads of fixing nuts are firmly screwed up to
the external threads of the water inlet pipes to secure the washers
tight at one side wall of the washbowl thereby, facilitating an
easier and speedier assembly as well as a time/effort-saving
processing thereof so as to achieve the economical efficiency.
[0002] Please refer to FIG. 1. A conventional water outlet tubing
structure for faucets is made up of a faucet body 10 having a
plurality of coupling holes 11 with internal threads 111 defined
therein symmetrically disposed at the proper positions of the
bottom end thereof to engage with external threads 21 of water
inlet pipes 20, a plurality of fixing holes 13 with inner threads
131 defined therein symmetrically disposed at one side of the
bottom end thereof to register with outer threads 121 of screw
bolts 12, and a through hole 14 preset at a proper position thereon
for the location of a lift rod 15 therein. A plurality of washers
16 are provided, each having a slot 161 defined thereon for the
mounting of the water inlet pipes 20 and the lift rod 15 therein
respectively, and thru-holes 162 symmetrically disposed at proper
positions thereon to mate with the screw bolts 12 thereof
respectively. The washbowl 30 is equipped with engaging thru-holes
31 properly disposed thereon for the engagement of the water inlet
pipes 20 therewith, bolt-passage holes 32 symmetrically disposed at
one side for the registration of the screw bolts 12 therewith, and
a rod-passage hole 33 properly preset thereon for the location of
the lift rod 15 therein.
[0003] Please refer to FIG. 2. In assembly, the faucet body 10 is
properly located on top of the washbowl 30, permitting the coupling
holes 11, the fixing holes 13, and the through hole 14 thereof to
correspondingly align with the engaging thru-holes 31, the
bolt-passage holes 32, and the rod-passage hole 33 of the washbowl
30 respectively. Then, the washers 16 are mutually overlapped and
applied to the bottom of the washbowl 30, permitting the slot 161
and the thru-hole 162 thereof to correspondingly align with the
engaging thru-holes 31 and the bolt-passage holes 32 of the
washbowl 30 respectively. The water inlet pipes 20 are sequentially
guided through the slots 161 of the washers 16, the engaging
thru-holes 31 of the washbowl 30, and the coupling holes 11 of the
faucet body 10 respectively, permitting the external threads 21
thereof to fixedly engage with the internal threads 111 of the
coupling holes 11 thereof. Then, the screw bolts 12 are
sequentially led through the thru-holes 162 of the washers 16, the
bolt-passage holes 32 of the washbowl 30, and the fixing holes 13
of the faucet body 10, permitting the outer threads 121 thereof to
securely register with the inner threads 131 of the fixing holes 13
thereof. Finally, the lift rod 15 is sequentially guided through
the through hole 14 of the faucet body 10, the rod-passage hole 13
of the washbowl 30, and proper position of the slots 161 of the
washers 16 thereof to complete the assembly thereof.
[0004] However, the above conventional water outlet tubing
structure for faucets contains some disadvantages. Most of all, the
fixing holes 13, the bolt-passage holes 32, and the thru-holes 162
thereof are respectively disposed at the faucet body 10, the
washbowl 30, and the washers 16 thereof to mate with the screw
bolts 12 thereof so as to securely fix the washers 16 onto the
underside of the washbowl 30 thereby, which is not only
uneconomically time-consuming and effort-wasting in the processing
thereof, but also inefficiently tedious and troublesome in the
assembly thereof.
[0005] Please refer to FIG. 3. A second water outlet tubing
structure for faucets includes a faucet body 10' properly located
on top of a washbowl 30' wherein at one side of the washbowl 30' is
disposed a washer 11' with a coupling slot 111' defined thereon for
a water inlet pipe 20' to be guided there-through from bottom to
top thereof before the water inlet pipe 20' is further led
sequentially through the bottom side of the washbowl 30' and the
faucet body 10' respectively and fixedly screwed up thereto. At the
bottom side of the washbowl 30' and the faucet body 10', and at the
proper position of the washer 11' are respectively disposed a
fixing hole and a thru-hole (without shown in the diagram) for the
engagement of a screw bolt 12' therewith so as to securely fix the
washer 11' thereby.
[0006] The second conventional water outlet tubing structure for
faucets also has some drawbacks. Most of all, at the bottom side of
the washbowl 30' and the faucet body 10', and at the proper
position of the washer 11' are respectively provided with the
fixing hole and the thru-hole to mate with the screw bolt 12' so as
to firmly secure the washer 11' onto the underside of the washbowl
30' thereby, which is not only uneconomically time-consuming and
effort-wasting in the processing thereof, but also inefficiently
tedious and troublesome in the assembly thereof.
[0007] Please refer to FIG. 4. A third water outlet tubing
structure for faucets includes a faucet body 10'' properly located
on top of a washbowl 30'' wherein at the other side wall of the
washbowl 30'' is disposed a washer 11'' with a coupling slot 111''
defined thereon for a pair of symmetrical water inlet pipes 20'' to
be guided there-through from bottom to top thereof before the water
inlet pipes 20'' are further led sequentially through the bottom
side of the washbowl 30'' and the faucet body 10'' and fixedly
screwed up thereto. At the preset position of the washbowl 30'', at
the bottom side of the faucet body 10'', and at the proper position
of the washer 11'' are respectively disposed a fixing hole and a
thru-hole (without shown in the diagram) for the engagement of a
screw bolt 12'' therewith so as to securely fix the washer 11''
thereby.
[0008] The third conventional water outlet tubing structure for
faucets is also featured by some disadvantages. Most of all, at the
bottom side of the faucet body 10'', at the proper position of the
washbowl 30'' and at the preset position of the washer 11'' are
respectively disposed the fixing hole and the thru-hole to mate
with the screw bolt 12'' so as to secure the washer 11'' firmly
onto the underside of the washbowl 30'', which is not only
uneconomically time-consuming and effort-wasting in the processing,
but also inefficiently tedious and troublesome in the assembly
thereof.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0009] It is, therefore, the primary purpose of the present
invention to provide a water outlet tubing structure for faucets,
including a faucet body, a washbowl, and water tubes wherein the
faucet body has a lift rod properly mounted therein, and one or
more than one water inlet pipes with external threads defined
thereon protruding at the bottom side thereof to be directly guided
from top to bottom through thru-holes of the washbowl and coupling
slots of washers before the water inlet pipes thereof are securely
registered with screw fittings of the water tubes at the bottom end
thereof. Fixing nuts with inner threads defined therein are
provided to firmly screw up to the external threads of the water
inlet pipes to secure washers tight at one side wall of the
washbowl thereby, facilitating an easier and speedier assembly as
well as a time/effort-saving processing thereof.
[0010] It is, therefore, the second purpose of the present
invention to provide a water outlet tubing structure for faucets
wherein the fixing nuts of the water tubes can directly secure the
washers tight and firmly onto one side wall of the washbowl without
any extra fixing holes and thru-holes disposed at the faucet body,
the washbowl, and the washers for the engagement of screw bolts,
facilitating an easier and speedier production thereof so as to
achieve the economical efficiency.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional
water outlet tubing structure for faucets.
[0012] FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of the first conventional
water outlet tubing structure thereof in assembly.
[0013] FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of a second conventional
water outlet tubing structure for faucets in assembly.
[0014] FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of a third conventional
water outlet tubing structure for faucets in assembly.
[0015] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the present
invention.
[0016] FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of the present invention in
assembly.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0017] Please refer to FIG. 5. The present invention is related to
a water outlet tubing structure for faucets, including a faucet
body 40, a washbowl 50, and water tubes 60 wherein the faucet body
40 has a lift rod 41 properly mounted therein, and one or more than
one water inlet pipes 42 with external threads 421 defined thereon
protruding downwards at the bottom side thereof to be connected to
the water tubes 60 thereby. A plurality of washers 43 with coupling
slots 431 disposed thereon are provided for the water inlet pipes
42 and the lift rod 41 to be guided there-through respectively. The
washbowl 50 is properly equipped with thru-holes 51 and a rod
passage hole 52 to mate with the water inlet pipes 42 and the lift
rod 41 of the faucet body 40 respectively. At the upper end of the
water tube 60 is equipped with a screw fitting 61 having internal
threads 611 defined therein, and one or more than one fixing nuts
62 with inner threads 621 defined therein are provided to register
with the water inlet pipes 42 of the faucet body 40 thereby.
[0018] Please refer to FIG. 6. In assembly, the water inlet pipes
42 of the faucet body 40 are guided through the thru-holes 51 of
the washbowl 50 from top to bottom to extend outside there-from.
The coupling slots 431 of the matched washers 43 are
correspondingly led through the water inlet pipes 42 till the
washers 43 are properly located at the bottom side of the washbowl
50 thereof. The lift rod 41 is sequentially past through the
rod-passage hole 52 of the washbowl 50 and one proper side of the
coupling slots 431 of the washers 43 thereof. And, the inner
threads 621 of the fixing nuts 62 are firmly screwed up to the
external threads 421 of the water inlet pipes 42 till the washers
43 are secured tight to one side wall of the washbowl 50 thereby.
Finally, the internal threads 611 of the screw fittings 61 attached
at the upper ends of the water tubes 60 thereof are fixedly
registered with the external threads 421 disposed at the bottom
ends of the water inlet pipes 42 thereof to complete the assembly
of the present invention. In the status of water supply, water
running into the water inlet pipes 42 via the water tubes 60 will
flow into the faucet body 40 to be discharged outwards there-from.
Therefore, the present invention is simply assembled in an easy and
speedy manner without any other extra fixing holes and through
holes disposed at the faucet body 40, the washbowl 50, and the
washers 43 thereon or any other screw bolts applied thereto for the
secure location of the washers 43 thereby, facilitating an easier,
and time/effort-saving processing as well as assembly thereof so as
to achieve the economical efficiency thereof.
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