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US3462080A
US3462080A US622660A US3462080DA US3462080A US 3462080 A US3462080 A US 3462080A US 622660 A US622660 A US 622660A US 3462080D A US3462080D A US 3462080DA US 3462080 A US3462080 A US 3462080A
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  • the present invention relates generally to the plumbing art, and it relates more particularly to faucets such as those located in various places about the home.
  • drinking fountains have not come into any appreciable usage in the home, and Water for drinking or for rinsing out the mouth when brushing the teeth is normally obtained by pouring water from a faucet into a glass, or sometimes by ducking the head under a faucet and pouring the water directly from the faucet into the mouth. It would be a useful convenience to have a drinking fountain at one or more different locations in the home, as for example over the bathroom basin, over the kitchen sink, and elsewhere where there may be a faucet associated with a sink, basin or washtub.
  • such drinking fountains are rarely, if ever, employed in the home.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide faucet fountain apparatus of the character described wherein the diversion means comprises a vane or flap pivoted to the body of the fountain, said vane when set in a closed position being biased to remain closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet so as to divert such light flow upwardly through a drinking fountain spout, a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet automatically moving the vane to an open position wherein it permits the water from the faucet to flow downwardly, terminating the upward flow of water through the fountain spout.
  • the diversion means comprises a vane or flap pivoted to the body of the fountain, said vane when set in a closed position being biased to remain closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet so as to divert such light flow upwardly through a drinking fountain spout, a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet automatically moving the vane to an open position wherein it permits the water from the faucet to flow downwardly, terminating the upward flow of water through the fountain spout.
  • Another object is to provide a faucet fountain of the Patented Aug. 19, 1969 character described wherein the diversion vane is biased toward its closed position over its entire range or movement, whereby the movement of the vane between its closed and open positions for effecting the fountain and conventional faucet functions, respectively, is accomplished automatically according to the position of adjustment of the faucet flow control valve.
  • Another object is to provide a faucet fountain of the character described wherein the diversion vane is arranged to remain open, once it has been moved to an open position wherein it permits the water to flow downwardly, until it is manually actuated for return to its closed position.
  • Another object is to provide a faucet fountain of the character described wherein the diversion vane is so mounted as to have three discrete operative positions; a closed position wherein it diverts the faucet flow through the fountain spout; an intermediate, partially opened, inclined position wherein the vane deflects the flow of water forwardly and downwardly in a fan-shaped spray ideal for rinsing the hair or other purposes where access to water flow directly underneath the faucet is inconvenient or difiicult; and a fully opened position wherein a generally conventional downward flow of water from the faucet is permitted.
  • a further object is to provide a faucet fountain of the character described which is combinable with a faucet aerator of a type having imperforate side wall construction to provide solid, unaerated water from the fountain spout, but to provide aerated water when the faucet is employed for a downward fiow of water.
  • a further object is to provide a faucet fountain of the character described which includes adjustment means for varying the direction of fiow of water from the fountain spout.
  • a still further object is to provide faucet fountain apparatus of the character described which has connecting means thereon adapting it for attachment to existing faucets of conventional construction.
  • An additional object is to provide a faucet fountain device of the character described which is particularly simple in construction and operation and which is economical to produce.
  • FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of one form of faucet fountain according to the present invention, the fountain being shown unattached to either an aerator or a faucet.
  • FIGURE 2 is a side elevation view of the faucet fountain shown in FIGURE 1, illustrating the fountain operatively connected to a faucet by means of an intermediate aerating device.
  • FIGURE 3 is an enlarged, longitudinal, vertical section, with a portion in elevation, illustrating internal details of construction of the faucet fountain and aerator combination shown in FIGURE 2.
  • FIGURE 4 is a rear end elevation view showing the fountain and aerator combination of FIGURE 3.
  • FIGURE 5 is a side elevation view illustrating a second form of the invention embodying a separate biasing spring for urging the diversion vane toward its closed position.
  • FIGURE 6 is a top plan view illustrating a third form of the invention which embodies manual means for initiating movement of the diversion vane from its open position toward its closed position.
  • FIGURE 7 is a side elevation View of the form of the invention shown in FIGURE 6, wherein the faucet fountain has been attached to a faucet aerator.
  • FIGURE 8 is an enlarged, fragmentary, side elevation view, partly in section, illustrating the form of the invention that is shown in FIGURES 6 and 7 with the diversion vane lodged in its fully opened position.
  • FIGURE 9 is an enlarged, fragmentary, longitudinal, vertical section, with a portion in elevation, illustrating shoulder means for limiting the extent of engagement between the faucet fountain and the aerator.
  • FIGURE 10 is a top plan view, partly in section, illustrating a fourth embodiment of the invention which includes handle means for manipulating the diversion vane between its open and closed positions.
  • FIGURE 11 is a side elevation view of the form of the invention shown in FIGURE 10.
  • FIGURE 12 is a top plan view illustrating a fifth and presently preferred form of the invention having three operative positions, a closed fountain position, an intermediate faucet flow rinsing fan position and a fully opened faucet flow position.
  • FIGURE 13 is a side elevation view of the form shown in FIGURE 12, with the diversion flap in the closed or fountain flow position, the device being attached to a faucet aerator.
  • FIGURE 14 is a bottom plan view of the form shown in FIGURES 12 and 13 with the diversion flap in the closed position.
  • FIGURE 15 is a rear end elevation view of the form shown in FIGURES 12-l4 with the diversion flap still in the closed position.
  • FIGURE 16 is an enlarged, fragmentary, longitudinal, vertical section of the form shown in FIGURES 12-15 with the diversion flap shown in solid lines in the closed position and shown in phantom lines in its fully opened position.
  • FIGURE 17 is an enlarged, longitudinal, vertical section, partly in elevation, of the form shown in FIGURES 12-16, with the diversion flap illustrated in its intermediate, fan spray position.
  • FIGURE 18 is a top plan view of the diversion flap employed in the form of the invention shown in FIG- URES 12-17.
  • the faucet fountain 10 shown in these figures includes a hollow body 12 which is preferably composed of a generally rigid plastic material, although it may be made of metal or other suitable material if desired.
  • the body 12 has a top wall 14, a pair of side walls 16, a front wall 18' and a rear wall 20, the side, front and rear walls terminating in a generally flat lower edge 22 which circumscribes the body.
  • An adjustable fountain nozzle 24 is disposed forwardly in the top wall 14, and preferably comprises a ball-and-socket structure wherein the nozzle is a flattened ball with a flow passage therethrough which is universally adjustably mounted in the top wall 14.
  • a flow guide web or plate 26 is preferably disposed forwardly within the body spaced somewhat downwardly from the fountain nozzle 24 and connected with the front wall 18 and side walls 16.
  • the guide web 26 is generally horizontally located, although it may be inclined slightly forwardly and upwardly from its rearward edge as illustrated in FIGURE 3.
  • a generally fiat diversion vane or flap 28 is pivotally connected to the body 12 adjacent the rear end of the body, and is adapted to swing from a closed position as best shown in FIGURE 3 wherein it seats flush against the lower edge 22 of the body so as to close olf the bottom of the body, to an open position as illustrated in phantom lines in FIGURE 2 wherein it extends generally vertically downwardly from the rear of the body so as to fully open the bottom of the body.
  • Vane 28 has a pair of integral ears 30* which extend upwardly from opposite sides of the vane proximate its rear edge,
  • pivot pins 32 extend horizontally toward each other from the respective ears 30.
  • the ears 30 seat in respective notches 34 in the sides of the body at the rear thereof so that the ears 30 are generally faired into the side walls of the body, and the pivot pins 32 on the ears are pivotally received in horizontal recesses 36 in the sides of the body.
  • a cam projection 38 having a curving cam surface projects rearwardly from the center of rear wall 20 of the body, and a pair of longitudinally arranged slots 40 extend forwardly from the rear edge of the diversion vane 28 somewhat inwardly from the side edges thereof so as to provide a central spring web portion 42 of the vane 28 intermediate a pair of rearwardly extending spring arms 43 upon which the ears 30 are supported, the web portion 42 resiliently engaging against the curving cam surface of the cam projection 38.
  • the diversion vane or flap 28 is composed of a generally rigid but springlike plastic material so that the resiliency of the spring web portion 42 and the spring arms 43 will cause the web portion 42 thereof to apply the desired amount of spring biasing force against the cam projection 38 so as to bias the diversion vane 28 toward its closed position over its entire range of movement from its fully opened position as shown in phantom lines in FIGURE 2 to its fully closed position as best shown in FIGURE 3.
  • a tapered sleeve 44 Extending downwardly from the top wall 14 into the hollow body 12 adjacent rear wall 20 is a tapered sleeve 44 which defines a generally circular opening through the top wall 14.
  • the sleeve 44 is tapered to provide frictional engagement thereof with a complementary tapered tubular body 46 of a faucet aerator 48 as best shown in FIG- URE 3, for attachment to a faucet.
  • the upper end of aerator 48 is provided with a threaded coupler 50 which is preferably both internally and externally threaded for threaded engagement of the aerator 48 with most modern faucets which will have either external or internal threads thereon.
  • the tapered frictional coupling not only provides an excellent mechanical connection between the aerator and the faucet fountain unit, but has the additional important function of permitting the correct orientation of the fountain unit relative to the faucet.
  • the faucet fountain 10 has been shown with a sleeve 44 which is particularly adapted for frictional engagement with a faucet aerator for attachment to a faucet, it is to be understood that if desired, the sleeve 44 may be adapted for direct frictional or threaded connection to a faucet without employing an aerating device as an intermediate connecting member.
  • an aerator it should be of a type having a closed or imperforate side wall construction so that the increased resistance to faucet flow when the diversion vane 28 is closed will not cause water to spurt laterally out of openings in the side wall of the aerator.
  • the faucet aerator 48 which is illustrated in the drawings has a closed side wall construction and obtains air for aerating the water through an air inlet annulus in the outlet end of the aerator.
  • the water from the faucet flows downwardly in the aerator 48 through a tubular insert 52 having a separator screen 54 therein, the insert 52 being spaced radially inwardly from the peripheral wall of the aerator by means of a plurality of spacer lugs 56, so as to provide an air inlet annulus 58 between the tubular insert 52 and the peripheral wall of the aerator.
  • FIGURE 2 illustrates a typical installation wherein the faucet fountain 10 is frictionally engaged with faucet aerator 48, the aerator 48 being first threadedly coupled with an internally threaded faucet pouring spout 60 illustrated in phantom lines and then the faucet fountain 10 being frictionally engaged with the aerator 48 oriented with the fountain nozzle 24 directly in front of the faucet spout 60.
  • aerator 48 Since aerator 48 is of a type which obtains its air from the annulus 58 at its discharge end, and since the discharge end of the aerator is at this time completely immersed in water and can obtain no air, the flow of water which is discharged upwardly through the fountain nozzle 24 will be solid, unaerated water, which is desirable in a drinking fountain.
  • the spring closing force on the vane 28 is preferably sutiicient to support a fountain flow height of between about 4 and 6 inches, which means that the spring closing force must be sufficient to oppose a faucet water pressure between about 0.14 p.s.i. and about 0.22 p.s.i.
  • the maximum fountain height is thus determined by the preselected spring-closing force on the vane, no matter how suddenly or how far the faucet flow control valve is turned on, the fountain cannot squirt up or out in an objectionably long stream so as to squirt in the users face or onto the floor.
  • Adjnstability of the fountain nozzle 24 permits the fountain flow to be directed to suit the particular user, as for example in a forwardly arcing flow or straight upwardly. Additionally, it has been found that faucet pouring spouts are likely to be tilted in a variety of directions from the vertical positioning illustrated in phantom lines in FIGURE 2, and the adjustability feature of the nozzle 24 permits accommodation for such tilting of the faucet pouring spout.
  • the flow guide web 26 also functions to compensate for undesirably tilted faucet pouring spouts by assuring adequate diversion of water for the fountain even though the faucet pouring spout may be tilted forwardly a considerable amount from the normal vertical faucet spout posit-ion.
  • the second form 10a of the invention illustrated in FIGURE 5 comprises a body 12a which is similar in most respects to the body 12 of the first form, and a diversion vane 28a which is likewise similar in most respects to the diversion vane 28 of the first form.
  • the body 1211 differs from the body 12 only in the absence of a cam projection like the cam projection 38 and replacement thereof by a spring mounting projection 62 which extends rearwardly from the upper portion of the rear wall of the body.
  • a wire spring 64 composed of a suitable noncorrosive metal, such as stainless steel, or other suitable spring material, is engaged between the body projection 62 and the rear end of the diversion vane 28a so as to bias the diversion vane 28a toward its closed position.
  • the vane 28a differs from vane 28 of the first form by not having the slots 40 and the spring web 42, since the action of the spring web 42 and arms 43 is replaced by the biasing action of the wire spring 64. Operation of the second form of the invention which is illustrated in FIGURE 5 is the same as operation of the first form of the invention which is shown in FIGURES 1 to 4.
  • the third form of the invention which is illustrated in FIGURES 6 to 9, employs the same type of biasing means to urge the diversion vane toward its closed position as the first form shown in FIGURES 1 to 4, but differs from the first form by having a ledge on the cam projection for holding the diversion vane in its fully opened position when it has been opened by a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet.
  • Manual means is provided for initiating return of the diversion vane toward its closed position.
  • the third form 10b of faucet fountain shown in FIG- URES 6 to 9 includes a body 12b that is generally similar to the body 12 of the first form shown in FIGURES 1 to 4. However, the body 12b has a modified cam projection 38b having a fiat ledge 66 at its top.
  • the diversion vane or flap 28b has a spring web 42b like the web 42 in the first form of the invention, but differs from the diversion vane of the first form by the additon of an ear 68 which projects rearwardly from the web 42b.
  • a longitudinal passage 70 is provided in one side of the body 12b, and has an elongated lateral opening 72 at its forward end.
  • a rod 74 is slidably mounted in passage 70, and has an out-turned handle 76 at its forward end which extends laterally outwardly through the elongated opening 72. The rearward end of rod 74 is aligned with the ear 68 on the diversion vane 28b when the vane is in its open position.
  • the diversion vane 28b will normally be biased to its closed position as shown in FIGURES 6 and 7 by the biasing force of the spring Web portion 42b of the vane against the cam projection 38b.
  • the fountain will be operative when a light flow of water is dispensed by the faucet, and the diversion vane 28b will become unseated and will swing downwardly toward its fully opened position in response to a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet.
  • the spring web 42b will come into registry with the fiat ledge portion 66 of the cam projection 38b, at which time the spring biasing force will move the vane to the fully opened position and lodge it in this position, even if the faucet is turned off.
  • cam projection 38b on the spring web portion 42b of the diversion vane is an overcenter type of biasing action, normally biasing the vane toward its closed position, but when the vane becomes nearly fully opened, biasing the vane then toward its open position.
  • a further feature of the invention which is illustrated in connection with the third form of the invention, and which is particularly shown in FIGURES 6, 8 and 9, is the employment of a positioning shoulder or ridge 78 which projects radially inwardly proximate the lower end of the tapered connecting sleeve 44b, so as to limit the extent of engagement of the faucet aerator into the connecting sleeve 44b.
  • This feature can be employed in any of the forms of the invention, and limits the extent of the frictional coupling betweeen the connecting sleeve and the aerator so that the faucet fountain can be relatively easily disengaged from the aerator if desired.
  • the fourth form 100 of faucet fountain shown in FIG- URES 1t) and 11 of the drawings includes a body 120 having a cam projection 380 with a flat ledge at its top similar to the cam projection 38b of the third form.
  • the diversion vane 280 includes a spring biasing web 42c, so that biasing of the diversion vane 280 will be similar to that of the diversion vane 28b of the third form; thus, the vane 280 will normally be biased toward its closed position, but when it approaches its fully opened position, it will be biased toward its open position and will remain in the open position until manually started toward its closed position.
  • the manual means to initiate movement of the vane from its fully opened position toward its closed position comprises an arm 80 integrally connected to the vane 280 near its rearward end, and extending forwardly alOng the side of the body, and terminating at a generally forwardly positioned manipulating tab or handle 82.
  • FIGURES 12 through 18 illustrate a fifth form of faucet fountain ltld, which is the presently preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the faucet fountain d has a body 12d with a top wall 14d, side Walls 16d, a front wall 18d and a rear wall 20d, the top wall 14d being apertured with a tapered opening for frictional engagement with a tapered faucet aerator in the manner heretofore described.
  • the hollow forward portion of body 12d is closed at its bottom by a flow guide web 26d which, in this form of the invention, comprises a forward bottom wall of the body. Bottom surfaces of the side walls 16d together with an upwardly stepped recess in the rearward part of this forward bottom wall 26d provide a generally flat, horizontal lower surface 22d against which the diversion vane 28d seats in its closed position for drinking fountain operation of the device.
  • An adjustable drinking fountain nozzle 24d of ball-andsocket construction is provided in the forwardly and downwardly curving top wall 14d.
  • the diversion vane 28d is, like in the other previously described forms of the invention, essentially a generally flat flap with a pair of ears 30d projecting upwardly from the side edges adjacent the rear end thereof.
  • the ears 30d of this form of the invention also extend laterally outwardly to form a pair of manipulating handles, either one of which can be grasped to manually control the positioning of the diversion vane 28d.
  • the inner ends of the ears 30d are received in respective notches 34d in the sides of the body at the rear thereof, the ears 30d being pivotally engaged with axially aligned pivot pins 32d which project laterally outwardly from the sides of the body in the region of the body notches 34d. Pivotal engagement of the ears 38:! with pivot pins 32d is accomplished by the provision of inwardly facing, inverted, generally V-shaped recesses or notches 36d in the ears 30d.
  • the cam projection 38d at the rear of the body in this form of the invention is preferably simply provided as a relatively sharp right-angle lower rear corner on the body 12d.
  • the diversion vane 28d is provided with a pair of longitudinally arranged slots 40d which extend forwardly from the rear edge of the diversion vane somewhat inwardly from the side edges thereof to provide a rearwardly, extending, central spring web 42d intermediate a pair of rearwardly extending spring arms 43d upon which the ears 30d are supported.
  • the spring web portion 42d of the diversion vane has an upwardly facing cam follower surface 84 adjacent its rear edge which is normally resiliently biased against the cam projection 38d by resiliency of the spring web 42d and the spring arms 43d.
  • the spring arms 43d may be made somewhat thicker in the vertical direction than the basic thickness of the fiat part of the diversion vane, as is best seen in FIGURES 13, l5, l6 and 17 of the drawings.
  • the diversion vane 28d can be quickly and easily pivotally engaged with the body 12d by simply grasping the ears 30d and springing them laterally outwardly away from each other to provide clearance for the pivot pins 32 between the ears 30d, and when the pivot pins 32d are aligned with the recesses or notches 36d in the ears, releasing the ears so that they will spring inwardly to the operative positions best illustrated in FIGURES 12, 14 and 15 of the drawings pivotally engaged with the pins 32d.
  • the configuration of the upwardly facing cam follower surface 84 adjacent the rear edge of the diversion vane is adapted to provide the diversion vane 28d with three discrete operative positions, (1) a fully closed position as best shown in FIGURES l3 and 15, and in solid lines in FIGURE 16, wherein the vane is biased closed with a sufficient biasing force to permit the desired height of drinking fountain flow through the fountain nozzle 24d; (2) an intermediate, partially opened position wherein the diversion vane 28d inclines forwardly and downwardly as illustrated in FlGURE 17 for deflecting the flow of water in a forwardly and somewhat downwardly directed fan spray to provide a rinsing fan of water; and (3) a fully opened position as illustrated in phantom lines in FIGURE 16 wherein conventional downward faucet flow is permitted without obstruction from the diversion vane.
  • the upwardly facing cam follower surface 84 is contoured in a shallow transverse V-shaped notch having a relatively mild or gradual rearward incline 86 and a relatively steep forward incline 88.
  • the gradual rearward incline 86 of the cam follower surface 84 terminates at its rearward end in a sharply rising rear biasing ridge and the steep forward incline 88 of the cam follower surface 84 terminates at its forward edge in an upwardly projecting stop ridge 92.
  • the rear biasing ridge 90 will ride rearwardly off of the relatively sharp edge of the cam projection 38d, and the amount of spring biasing force will instantaneously be substantially reduced, whereby the downward force of water from the faucet can continue to swing the diversion vane 28d downwardly or anti-clockwise as shown in FIGURE 16.
  • the cam projection edge will then engage the relatively gradual rearward inclined portion 86 of the cam follower surface, and this rearward incline will further facilitate the downward swinging of the diversion vane, and in fact may cause an opening cam action which biases the vane toward the open direction.
  • this opening movement of the vane will be automatically arrested when the relatively sharp or steep forward incline 88 of the cam follower surface 84 engages against the cam projection 38d in the manner illustrated in FIGURE 17.
  • the increased height or depth of this forward incline 88 that is provided by the forward stop ridge 92 assures that the diversion vane 28d will automatically stop at this partially opened, intermediate fan spray position illustrated in FIGURE 17.
  • the forward stop ridge 92 also permits a rinsing fan of substantial force to be provided before the diversion vane 28d flips downwardly from the partially opened position of FIGURE 17 to the fully opened position shown in phantom line in FIGURE 16. Normally, the movement from the partially opened, fan spray position of FIGURE 17 to the fully opened phantom line position of FIGURE 16 will be accomplished by manipulation of one of the laterally extending handles or ears 30d on the diversion vane.
  • the angle of incline of the diversion vane 28d is illustrated in FIGURE 17 as approximately 40 below the horizontal. While a substantially lesser angle of incline below the horizontal will also provide a good fan-shaped spray, it is desirable to have the vane opened to an angle generally in the neighborhood of about 40 in order to assure that air will flow freely upwardly into the aerator so that the rinsing fan will be aerated. With a substantially lesser opening of the diversion vane, the free circulation of air upwardly into the aerator is likely to be blocked by an excessive accumulation of water underneath the aerator.
  • the fan spray provided by the intermediate position of the diversion vane illustrated in FIGURE 17 is ideal for rinsing the hair or for any other purpose where a forwardly directed spray from the faucet is more convenient than a direct downward flow of water from the faucet.
  • the fan spray is also convenient for washing the face andhands, because it makes the flow of water considerably more accessible than the normal downward flow from a faucet.
  • the sides of the body 12d have been extended laterally in their rearward position beyond the arms 43d of the diversion vane and provided with skirts 94 which overlap the diversion vane.
  • These side skirts 94 combine with the forward skirt means 96 provided by the stepped construction of the bottom wall 26d to substantially completely enshroud the diversion vane where it seats against the flat lower surface 22d, so as to prevent objectionable forward or lateral spraying when the diversion vane is closed and the device is being employed in its drinking fountain capacity.
  • a faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein provid ing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a closed position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and an open position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening; and spring biasing means engageable between the body and the vane biasing the vane to remain closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet so as to divert such light flow upwardly through said fountain flow opening, said vane being
  • the force of said biasing means being sufficient to oppose a faucet water pressure between about 0.14 p.s.i. and about 0.22 p.s.i., whereby to produce a fountain flow height between about 4 and 6 inches.
  • a faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water fapcet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantiallycloses said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a..
  • biasing means engageable between the body and the vane biasing the vane to remain closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet so as to divert such light flow upwardly through said fountain flow opening, said vane being automatically movable by a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet against the force of said biasing means to said open position wherein it permits the water from the faucet to flow downwardly out of said faucet flow opening, said biasing means having a maximum effectiveness proximate the closed position of the vane but becoming ineffective when said vane is moved substantially from its closed position.
  • a faucet fountain as defined in claim 2 which includes handle means extending from the vane for manual initiation of return movement of the vane from an open position toward its closed position.
  • a faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a closed position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and an open position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening; and biasing means engageable between the body and the vane biasing the vane to remain closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet so as to divert such light flow upwardly through said fountain flow opening, said vane being automatically movable
  • a faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a closed position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and an open position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening; and vane positioning means engageable between said body and said vane defining three discrete operative positions of the vane, (l) a generally horizontal, substantially fully closed position providing upward flow of water through said fountain flow opening, (2) an intermediate, partially opened
  • a faucet fountain as defined in claim 8, wherein said vane positioning means comprises cam means on the body and resilient cam follower means on the vane engageable with said cam means.
  • a faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; and diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom; said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a closed position proximate the bottom of the body wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and an open position projecting downwardly from the bottom of the body wherein it opens said faucet flow opening, and the body including skirt means which overlaps the forward and side edges of the vane so as to prevent objectionable spraying of water outwardly from between the body and
  • a faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; and diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said attachment means comprising a tubular faucet aerator connected to the body of the fountain with its discharge end located in said passage means in the body, said aerator having a threaded coupler thereon for threaded engagement with a threaded faucet pouring spout, said aerator coupler having both internal and external threads, adapting it for threaded engagement with faucet pouring spouts having either external
  • a faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; and diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom;
  • said attachment means comprising a tubular faucet aerator connected to the body of the fountain with its discharge end located in said passage means in the body, said aerator having a threaded coupler thereon for threaded engagement with a threaded faucet pouring spout, said aerator having an imperforaate peripheral wall and has air inlet means for aeration located proximate its said discharge
  • a faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; and diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom;
  • said attachment means comprising a tubular faucet aerator connected to the body of the fountain with its discharge end located in said passage means in the body, said aerator having a threaded coupler thereon for threaded engagement with a threaded faucet pouring spout, said aerator being releasably connected to the body of the fountain by frictional engagement between opposed tapered annular surfaces on the

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' FAUCET FOUNTAIN Filed March 15, 1967 r 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 g N N J E DEM/725E m/m MM United States Patent O FAUCET FOUNTAIN JoArm S. Howard, Inglewood, and John E. Demaree,
South Pasadena, Calif, assignors to Franklin S. Briles, Rolling Hills, Calif.
Filed Mar. 13, 1967, Ser. No. 622,660 Int. Cl. E03!) 9/20; E03c N08 US. Cl. 239-47 17 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Apparatus connectable to a faucet permitting selective use of the faucet as a drinking fountain. A pivoted vane or flap underneath the body of the apparatus is normally biased upwardly to a closed position wherein a relatively light flow of water from the faucet will be diverted by the vane upwardly through a fountain spout in the body. A relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet will cause the vane to pivot downwardly rendering the fountain inoperative and providing downward flow of water from the faucet.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to the plumbing art, and it relates more particularly to faucets such as those located in various places about the home.
Heretofore, drinking fountains have not come into any appreciable usage in the home, and Water for drinking or for rinsing out the mouth when brushing the teeth is normally obtained by pouring water from a faucet into a glass, or sometimes by ducking the head under a faucet and pouring the water directly from the faucet into the mouth. It would be a useful convenience to have a drinking fountain at one or more different locations in the home, as for example over the bathroom basin, over the kitchen sink, and elsewhere where there may be a faucet associated with a sink, basin or washtub. However, because of space limitations and expense, such drinking fountains are rarely, if ever, employed in the home.
In order to conserve space, and to save expense by utilizing only the conventional water piping which is required for the faucet, it would be particularly desirable to embody such a drinking fountain in combination with a faucet. Also, to save the expense and effort of replacing existing faucets, it would be desirable for the drinking fountain to be an accessory that could be attached to a conventional faucet.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide drinking fountain apparatus connectable to a water faucet which includes diversion means selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein water is diverted from the faucet upwardly through a drinking fountain spout, and a faucet flow position wherein downward flow of water from the faucet is permitted.
Another object of the invention is to provide faucet fountain apparatus of the character described wherein the diversion means comprises a vane or flap pivoted to the body of the fountain, said vane when set in a closed position being biased to remain closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet so as to divert such light flow upwardly through a drinking fountain spout, a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet automatically moving the vane to an open position wherein it permits the water from the faucet to flow downwardly, terminating the upward flow of water through the fountain spout.
Another object is to provide a faucet fountain of the Patented Aug. 19, 1969 character described wherein the diversion vane is biased toward its closed position over its entire range or movement, whereby the movement of the vane between its closed and open positions for effecting the fountain and conventional faucet functions, respectively, is accomplished automatically according to the position of adjustment of the faucet flow control valve.
Another object is to provide a faucet fountain of the character described wherein the diversion vane is arranged to remain open, once it has been moved to an open position wherein it permits the water to flow downwardly, until it is manually actuated for return to its closed position.
Another object is to provide a faucet fountain of the character described wherein the diversion vane is so mounted as to have three discrete operative positions; a closed position wherein it diverts the faucet flow through the fountain spout; an intermediate, partially opened, inclined position wherein the vane deflects the flow of water forwardly and downwardly in a fan-shaped spray ideal for rinsing the hair or other purposes where access to water flow directly underneath the faucet is inconvenient or difiicult; and a fully opened position wherein a generally conventional downward flow of water from the faucet is permitted.
A further object is to provide a faucet fountain of the character described which is combinable with a faucet aerator of a type having imperforate side wall construction to provide solid, unaerated water from the fountain spout, but to provide aerated water when the faucet is employed for a downward fiow of water.
A further object is to provide a faucet fountain of the character described which includes adjustment means for varying the direction of fiow of water from the fountain spout.
A still further object is to provide faucet fountain apparatus of the character described which has connecting means thereon adapting it for attachment to existing faucets of conventional construction.
An additional object is to provide a faucet fountain device of the character described which is particularly simple in construction and operation and which is economical to produce.
Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description and drawings, wherein:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of one form of faucet fountain according to the present invention, the fountain being shown unattached to either an aerator or a faucet.
FIGURE 2 is a side elevation view of the faucet fountain shown in FIGURE 1, illustrating the fountain operatively connected to a faucet by means of an intermediate aerating device.
FIGURE 3 is an enlarged, longitudinal, vertical section, with a portion in elevation, illustrating internal details of construction of the faucet fountain and aerator combination shown in FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 4 is a rear end elevation view showing the fountain and aerator combination of FIGURE 3.
FIGURE 5 is a side elevation view illustrating a second form of the invention embodying a separate biasing spring for urging the diversion vane toward its closed position.
FIGURE 6 is a top plan view illustrating a third form of the invention which embodies manual means for initiating movement of the diversion vane from its open position toward its closed position.
FIGURE 7 is a side elevation View of the form of the invention shown in FIGURE 6, wherein the faucet fountain has been attached to a faucet aerator.
FIGURE 8 is an enlarged, fragmentary, side elevation view, partly in section, illustrating the form of the invention that is shown in FIGURES 6 and 7 with the diversion vane lodged in its fully opened position.
FIGURE 9 is an enlarged, fragmentary, longitudinal, vertical section, with a portion in elevation, illustrating shoulder means for limiting the extent of engagement between the faucet fountain and the aerator.
FIGURE 10 is a top plan view, partly in section, illustrating a fourth embodiment of the invention which includes handle means for manipulating the diversion vane between its open and closed positions.
FIGURE 11 is a side elevation view of the form of the invention shown in FIGURE 10.
FIGURE 12 is a top plan view illustrating a fifth and presently preferred form of the invention having three operative positions, a closed fountain position, an intermediate faucet flow rinsing fan position and a fully opened faucet flow position.
FIGURE 13 is a side elevation view of the form shown in FIGURE 12, with the diversion flap in the closed or fountain flow position, the device being attached to a faucet aerator.
FIGURE 14 is a bottom plan view of the form shown in FIGURES 12 and 13 with the diversion flap in the closed position.
FIGURE 15 is a rear end elevation view of the form shown in FIGURES 12-l4 with the diversion flap still in the closed position.
FIGURE 16 is an enlarged, fragmentary, longitudinal, vertical section of the form shown in FIGURES 12-15 with the diversion flap shown in solid lines in the closed position and shown in phantom lines in its fully opened position.
FIGURE 17 is an enlarged, longitudinal, vertical section, partly in elevation, of the form shown in FIGURES 12-16, with the diversion flap illustrated in its intermediate, fan spray position.
FIGURE 18 is a top plan view of the diversion flap employed in the form of the invention shown in FIG- URES 12-17.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring at first to FIGURES 1 to 4 of the drawings, which illustrate a first form of the invention, the faucet fountain 10 shown in these figures includes a hollow body 12 which is preferably composed of a generally rigid plastic material, although it may be made of metal or other suitable material if desired. The body 12 has a top wall 14, a pair of side walls 16, a front wall 18' and a rear wall 20, the side, front and rear walls terminating in a generally flat lower edge 22 which circumscribes the body. An adjustable fountain nozzle 24 is disposed forwardly in the top wall 14, and preferably comprises a ball-and-socket structure wherein the nozzle is a flattened ball with a flow passage therethrough which is universally adjustably mounted in the top wall 14. A flow guide web or plate 26 is preferably disposed forwardly within the body spaced somewhat downwardly from the fountain nozzle 24 and connected with the front wall 18 and side walls 16. The guide web 26 is generally horizontally located, although it may be inclined slightly forwardly and upwardly from its rearward edge as illustrated in FIGURE 3.
A generally fiat diversion vane or flap 28 is pivotally connected to the body 12 adjacent the rear end of the body, and is adapted to swing from a closed position as best shown in FIGURE 3 wherein it seats flush against the lower edge 22 of the body so as to close olf the bottom of the body, to an open position as illustrated in phantom lines in FIGURE 2 wherein it extends generally vertically downwardly from the rear of the body so as to fully open the bottom of the body. Vane 28 has a pair of integral ears 30* which extend upwardly from opposite sides of the vane proximate its rear edge,
and opposed, aligned pivot pins 32 extend horizontally toward each other from the respective ears 30. The ears 30 seat in respective notches 34 in the sides of the body at the rear thereof so that the ears 30 are generally faired into the side walls of the body, and the pivot pins 32 on the ears are pivotally received in horizontal recesses 36 in the sides of the body.
A cam projection 38 having a curving cam surface projects rearwardly from the center of rear wall 20 of the body, and a pair of longitudinally arranged slots 40 extend forwardly from the rear edge of the diversion vane 28 somewhat inwardly from the side edges thereof so as to provide a central spring web portion 42 of the vane 28 intermediate a pair of rearwardly extending spring arms 43 upon which the ears 30 are supported, the web portion 42 resiliently engaging against the curving cam surface of the cam projection 38. Preferably, the diversion vane or flap 28 is composed of a generally rigid but springlike plastic material so that the resiliency of the spring web portion 42 and the spring arms 43 will cause the web portion 42 thereof to apply the desired amount of spring biasing force against the cam projection 38 so as to bias the diversion vane 28 toward its closed position over its entire range of movement from its fully opened position as shown in phantom lines in FIGURE 2 to its fully closed position as best shown in FIGURE 3.
Extending downwardly from the top wall 14 into the hollow body 12 adjacent rear wall 20 is a tapered sleeve 44 which defines a generally circular opening through the top wall 14. The sleeve 44 is tapered to provide frictional engagement thereof with a complementary tapered tubular body 46 of a faucet aerator 48 as best shown in FIG- URE 3, for attachment to a faucet. The upper end of aerator 48 is provided with a threaded coupler 50 which is preferably both internally and externally threaded for threaded engagement of the aerator 48 with most modern faucets which will have either external or internal threads thereon.
The tapered frictional coupling not only provides an excellent mechanical connection between the aerator and the faucet fountain unit, but has the additional important function of permitting the correct orientation of the fountain unit relative to the faucet.
Although the faucet fountain 10 has been shown with a sleeve 44 which is particularly adapted for frictional engagement with a faucet aerator for attachment to a faucet, it is to be understood that if desired, the sleeve 44 may be adapted for direct frictional or threaded connection to a faucet without employing an aerating device as an intermediate connecting member.
If an aerator is employed, it should be of a type having a closed or imperforate side wall construction so that the increased resistance to faucet flow when the diversion vane 28 is closed will not cause water to spurt laterally out of openings in the side wall of the aerator. Accordingly, the faucet aerator 48 which is illustrated in the drawings has a closed side wall construction and obtains air for aerating the water through an air inlet annulus in the outlet end of the aerator. Thus, the water from the faucet flows downwardly in the aerator 48 through a tubular insert 52 having a separator screen 54 therein, the insert 52 being spaced radially inwardly from the peripheral wall of the aerator by means of a plurality of spacer lugs 56, so as to provide an air inlet annulus 58 between the tubular insert 52 and the peripheral wall of the aerator.
FIGURE 2 illustrates a typical installation wherein the faucet fountain 10 is frictionally engaged with faucet aerator 48, the aerator 48 being first threadedly coupled with an internally threaded faucet pouring spout 60 illustrated in phantom lines and then the faucet fountain 10 being frictionally engaged with the aerator 48 oriented with the fountain nozzle 24 directly in front of the faucet spout 60.
When the faucet is turned off, the spring biasing action of the web portion 42 of vane 28 against the cam projection 38 will cause the diversion vane 28 to be held in its closed position seated against the lower edge 22 of the body 12. This spring closing force is suflicient to hold the diversion vane 28 closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet, so that when the faucet is turned on lightly, the water from the faucet will flow through aerator 48 into the body and be diverted by the vane 28 upwardly through the fountain nozzle 24 to produce a fountain flow of water. Since aerator 48 is of a type which obtains its air from the annulus 58 at its discharge end, and since the discharge end of the aerator is at this time completely immersed in water and can obtain no air, the flow of water which is discharged upwardly through the fountain nozzle 24 will be solid, unaerated water, which is desirable in a drinking fountain. The spring closing force on the vane 28 is preferably sutiicient to support a fountain flow height of between about 4 and 6 inches, which means that the spring closing force must be sufficient to oppose a faucet water pressure between about 0.14 p.s.i. and about 0.22 p.s.i. Since the maximum fountain height is thus determined by the preselected spring-closing force on the vane, no matter how suddenly or how far the faucet flow control valve is turned on, the fountain cannot squirt up or out in an objectionably long stream so as to squirt in the users face or onto the floor.
Adjnstability of the fountain nozzle 24 permits the fountain flow to be directed to suit the particular user, as for example in a forwardly arcing flow or straight upwardly. Additionally, it has been found that faucet pouring spouts are likely to be tilted in a variety of directions from the vertical positioning illustrated in phantom lines in FIGURE 2, and the adjustability feature of the nozzle 24 permits accommodation for such tilting of the faucet pouring spout.
The flow guide web 26 also functions to compensate for undesirably tilted faucet pouring spouts by assuring adequate diversion of water for the fountain even though the faucet pouring spout may be tilted forwardly a considerable amount from the normal vertical faucet spout posit-ion.
If it is desired to use the faucet in the conventional manner, all that is necessary is to turn on the flow control valve to admit a relatively heavy flow of water, The force of the heavier fiow will overcome the spring biasing force tending to hold the diversion vane 28 in the closed position, whereby the vane 28 will swing downwardly and allow water to flow out of the bottom of the device. As soon as the diversion vane 28 thus swings downwardly to allow flow out of the bottom, the relatively large crosssectional area of the downward flow path will relieve water pressure from the nozzle 24 and terminate the nozzle flow. The amount of deflection downwardly of the diversion vane 28 will depend upon the force of flow of water from the faucet. Once the bottom of the faucet fountain device has thus become opened a substantial amount, air is permitted to enter through the air inlet annulus 58 of the faucet aerator 48, whereby the downward flow of water becomes aerated. Accordingly, the shift from a non-aerated flow of water through the drinking fountain nozzle 24 to an aerated downward flow of water is entirely automatic.
When the faucet is turned off, or the flow is reduced again to a relatively light flow, then the spring biasing force on the diversion vane 28 will cause the vane to automatically close so as to re-establish the fountain flow of solid water.
The second form 10a of the invention illustrated in FIGURE 5 comprises a body 12a which is similar in most respects to the body 12 of the first form, and a diversion vane 28a which is likewise similar in most respects to the diversion vane 28 of the first form. The body 1211 differs from the body 12 only in the absence of a cam projection like the cam projection 38 and replacement thereof by a spring mounting projection 62 which extends rearwardly from the upper portion of the rear wall of the body. A wire spring 64 composed of a suitable noncorrosive metal, such as stainless steel, or other suitable spring material, is engaged between the body projection 62 and the rear end of the diversion vane 28a so as to bias the diversion vane 28a toward its closed position. The vane 28a differs from vane 28 of the first form by not having the slots 40 and the spring web 42, since the action of the spring web 42 and arms 43 is replaced by the biasing action of the wire spring 64. Operation of the second form of the invention which is illustrated in FIGURE 5 is the same as operation of the first form of the invention which is shown in FIGURES 1 to 4.
The third form of the invention, which is illustrated in FIGURES 6 to 9, employs the same type of biasing means to urge the diversion vane toward its closed position as the first form shown in FIGURES 1 to 4, but differs from the first form by having a ledge on the cam projection for holding the diversion vane in its fully opened position when it has been opened by a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet. Manual means is provided for initiating return of the diversion vane toward its closed position.
The third form 10b of faucet fountain shown in FIG- URES 6 to 9 includes a body 12b that is generally similar to the body 12 of the first form shown in FIGURES 1 to 4. However, the body 12b has a modified cam projection 38b having a fiat ledge 66 at its top. The diversion vane or flap 28b has a spring web 42b like the web 42 in the first form of the invention, but differs from the diversion vane of the first form by the additon of an ear 68 which projects rearwardly from the web 42b.
A longitudinal passage 70 is provided in one side of the body 12b, and has an elongated lateral opening 72 at its forward end. A rod 74 is slidably mounted in passage 70, and has an out-turned handle 76 at its forward end which extends laterally outwardly through the elongated opening 72. The rearward end of rod 74 is aligned with the ear 68 on the diversion vane 28b when the vane is in its open position.
The diversion vane 28b will normally be biased to its closed position as shown in FIGURES 6 and 7 by the biasing force of the spring Web portion 42b of the vane against the cam projection 38b. The fountain will be operative when a light flow of water is dispensed by the faucet, and the diversion vane 28b will become unseated and will swing downwardly toward its fully opened position in response to a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet. As the vane 28b thus approaches its fully opened position, the spring web 42b will come into registry with the fiat ledge portion 66 of the cam projection 38b, at which time the spring biasing force will move the vane to the fully opened position and lodge it in this position, even if the faucet is turned off. This permits the faucet to be operated as a normal faucet without any drinking fountain operation thereof, even, if a light flow of water is discharged from the faucet, until the diversion vane 28b is manually moved toward its closed position. Such manual movement is effected by simply pushing rearwardly on the handle portion 76 of rod 74, so that the rearward end of the rod 74 will push rearwardly on the ear 68 so as to apply a clockwise torque to the pivoted diversion vane 2811 as shown in FIGURES 7 and 8, moving the spring web portion 42b of the diversion vane off of the flat ledge 66 and onto the curved portion of the cam projection 38b, at which point a closing biasing force will be applied to the diversion vane and it will be swung clockwise to its fully closed position by this biasing force. It will thus be seen that the biasing action of cam projection 38b on the spring web portion 42b of the diversion vane is an overcenter type of biasing action, normally biasing the vane toward its closed position, but when the vane becomes nearly fully opened, biasing the vane then toward its open position.
A further feature of the invention which is illustrated in connection with the third form of the invention, and which is particularly shown in FIGURES 6, 8 and 9, is the employment of a positioning shoulder or ridge 78 which projects radially inwardly proximate the lower end of the tapered connecting sleeve 44b, so as to limit the extent of engagement of the faucet aerator into the connecting sleeve 44b. This feature can be employed in any of the forms of the invention, and limits the extent of the frictional coupling betweeen the connecting sleeve and the aerator so that the faucet fountain can be relatively easily disengaged from the aerator if desired.
The fourth form 100 of faucet fountain shown in FIG- URES 1t) and 11 of the drawings includes a body 120 having a cam projection 380 with a flat ledge at its top similar to the cam projection 38b of the third form. The diversion vane 280 includes a spring biasing web 42c, so that biasing of the diversion vane 280 will be similar to that of the diversion vane 28b of the third form; thus, the vane 280 will normally be biased toward its closed position, but when it approaches its fully opened position, it will be biased toward its open position and will remain in the open position until manually started toward its closed position. In the fourth form, the manual means to initiate movement of the vane from its fully opened position toward its closed position comprises an arm 80 integrally connected to the vane 280 near its rearward end, and extending forwardly alOng the side of the body, and terminating at a generally forwardly positioned manipulating tab or handle 82.
FIGURES 12 through 18 illustrate a fifth form of faucet fountain ltld, which is the presently preferred embodiment of the invention. The faucet fountain d has a body 12d with a top wall 14d, side Walls 16d, a front wall 18d and a rear wall 20d, the top wall 14d being apertured with a tapered opening for frictional engagement with a tapered faucet aerator in the manner heretofore described.
The hollow forward portion of body 12d is closed at its bottom by a flow guide web 26d which, in this form of the invention, comprises a forward bottom wall of the body. Bottom surfaces of the side walls 16d together with an upwardly stepped recess in the rearward part of this forward bottom wall 26d provide a generally flat, horizontal lower surface 22d against which the diversion vane 28d seats in its closed position for drinking fountain operation of the device.
An adjustable drinking fountain nozzle 24d of ball-andsocket construction is provided in the forwardly and downwardly curving top wall 14d.
The diversion vane 28d is, like in the other previously described forms of the invention, essentially a generally flat flap with a pair of ears 30d projecting upwardly from the side edges adjacent the rear end thereof. However, the ears 30d of this form of the invention also extend laterally outwardly to form a pair of manipulating handles, either one of which can be grasped to manually control the positioning of the diversion vane 28d. The inner ends of the ears 30d are received in respective notches 34d in the sides of the body at the rear thereof, the ears 30d being pivotally engaged with axially aligned pivot pins 32d which project laterally outwardly from the sides of the body in the region of the body notches 34d. Pivotal engagement of the ears 38:! with pivot pins 32d is accomplished by the provision of inwardly facing, inverted, generally V-shaped recesses or notches 36d in the ears 30d.
The cam projection 38d at the rear of the body in this form of the invention is preferably simply provided as a relatively sharp right-angle lower rear corner on the body 12d. The diversion vane 28d is provided with a pair of longitudinally arranged slots 40d which extend forwardly from the rear edge of the diversion vane somewhat inwardly from the side edges thereof to provide a rearwardly, extending, central spring web 42d intermediate a pair of rearwardly extending spring arms 43d upon which the ears 30d are supported. The spring web portion 42d of the diversion vane has an upwardly facing cam follower surface 84 adjacent its rear edge which is normally resiliently biased against the cam projection 38d by resiliency of the spring web 42d and the spring arms 43d. It is to be noted that in this form of the invention to provide the desired amount of spring force without unduly extending the width of the diversion vane, the spring arms 43d may be made somewhat thicker in the vertical direction than the basic thickness of the fiat part of the diversion vane, as is best seen in FIGURES 13, l5, l6 and 17 of the drawings.
The diversion vane 28d can be quickly and easily pivotally engaged with the body 12d by simply grasping the ears 30d and springing them laterally outwardly away from each other to provide clearance for the pivot pins 32 between the ears 30d, and when the pivot pins 32d are aligned with the recesses or notches 36d in the ears, releasing the ears so that they will spring inwardly to the operative positions best illustrated in FIGURES 12, 14 and 15 of the drawings pivotally engaged with the pins 32d.
The configuration of the upwardly facing cam follower surface 84 adjacent the rear edge of the diversion vane is adapted to provide the diversion vane 28d with three discrete operative positions, (1) a fully closed position as best shown in FIGURES l3 and 15, and in solid lines in FIGURE 16, wherein the vane is biased closed with a sufficient biasing force to permit the desired height of drinking fountain flow through the fountain nozzle 24d; (2) an intermediate, partially opened position wherein the diversion vane 28d inclines forwardly and downwardly as illustrated in FlGURE 17 for deflecting the flow of water in a forwardly and somewhat downwardly directed fan spray to provide a rinsing fan of water; and (3) a fully opened position as illustrated in phantom lines in FIGURE 16 wherein conventional downward faucet flow is permitted without obstruction from the diversion vane. To provide these three discrete operative positions of the diversion vane 28d, the upwardly facing cam follower surface 84 is contoured in a shallow transverse V-shaped notch having a relatively mild or gradual rearward incline 86 and a relatively steep forward incline 88. To more sharply define the closed (drinking fountain) and partly opened (fan spray) positions, the gradual rearward incline 86 of the cam follower surface 84 terminates at its rearward end in a sharply rising rear biasing ridge and the steep forward incline 88 of the cam follower surface 84 terminates at its forward edge in an upwardly projecting stop ridge 92.
When the diversion vane 28d is in its fully closed position as best illustrated in FIGURE 16, the rear biasing ridge 90 of the cam follower surface 84 is engaged against the underside of cam projection 38d to provide maximum upward biasing force against the forward part of diversion vane 28d. The cam projection 38d, cam follower surface 84 and pivotal mounting of the diversion vane 28d are so arranged that this closure biasing force will oppose sufficient water pressure from the faucet to provide a drinking fountain height of between about 4 and 6 inches. Any greater water pressure will overcome this biasing force, pivoting the diversion vane 28d anti-clockwise as illustrated in FIGURE 16. As soon as there is a small amount of such opening pivotal movement of the diversion vane, the rear biasing ridge 90 will ride rearwardly off of the relatively sharp edge of the cam projection 38d, and the amount of spring biasing force will instantaneously be substantially reduced, whereby the downward force of water from the faucet can continue to swing the diversion vane 28d downwardly or anti-clockwise as shown in FIGURE 16. As soon as the rear biasing ridge 90 thus rides off of the edge of cam projection 38d, the cam projection edge will then engage the relatively gradual rearward inclined portion 86 of the cam follower surface, and this rearward incline will further facilitate the downward swinging of the diversion vane, and in fact may cause an opening cam action which biases the vane toward the open direction. However, this opening movement of the vane will be automatically arrested when the relatively sharp or steep forward incline 88 of the cam follower surface 84 engages against the cam projection 38d in the manner illustrated in FIGURE 17. The increased height or depth of this forward incline 88 that is provided by the forward stop ridge 92 assures that the diversion vane 28d will automatically stop at this partially opened, intermediate fan spray position illustrated in FIGURE 17. The forward stop ridge 92 also permits a rinsing fan of substantial force to be provided before the diversion vane 28d flips downwardly from the partially opened position of FIGURE 17 to the fully opened position shown in phantom line in FIGURE 16. Normally, the movement from the partially opened, fan spray position of FIGURE 17 to the fully opened phantom line position of FIGURE 16 will be accomplished by manipulation of one of the laterally extending handles or ears 30d on the diversion vane.
The angle of incline of the diversion vane 28d is illustrated in FIGURE 17 as approximately 40 below the horizontal. While a substantially lesser angle of incline below the horizontal will also provide a good fan-shaped spray, it is desirable to have the vane opened to an angle generally in the neighborhood of about 40 in order to assure that air will flow freely upwardly into the aerator so that the rinsing fan will be aerated. With a substantially lesser opening of the diversion vane, the free circulation of air upwardly into the aerator is likely to be blocked by an excessive accumulation of water underneath the aerator.
The fan spray provided by the intermediate position of the diversion vane illustrated in FIGURE 17 is ideal for rinsing the hair or for any other purpose where a forwardly directed spray from the faucet is more convenient than a direct downward flow of water from the faucet. The fan spray is also convenient for washing the face andhands, because it makes the flow of water considerably more accessible than the normal downward flow from a faucet.
In the faucet fountain embodiment shown in FIGURES 12 to 18 the sides of the body 12d have been extended laterally in their rearward position beyond the arms 43d of the diversion vane and provided with skirts 94 which overlap the diversion vane. These side skirts 94 combine with the forward skirt means 96 provided by the stepped construction of the bottom wall 26d to substantially completely enshroud the diversion vane where it seats against the flat lower surface 22d, so as to prevent objectionable forward or lateral spraying when the diversion vane is closed and the device is being employed in its drinking fountain capacity.
While the instant invention has been shown and described herein in what are conceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is recognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the invention.
We claim:
1. A faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein provid ing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a closed position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and an open position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening; and spring biasing means engageable between the body and the vane biasing the vane to remain closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet so as to divert such light flow upwardly through said fountain flow opening, said vane being automatically movable by a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet against the force of said biasing means to said open position wherein it permits the water from the faucet to flow. downwardly out of said faucet flow opening, the force of said biasing means being sufficient to oppose a faucet water pressure between about 0.14 p.s.i. and about 0.22 p.s.i., whereby to produce a fountain flow height between about 4 and 6 inches.
2. A faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water fapcet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantiallycloses said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a.. closed position wherein it substantially closes said faucet opening and an open position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening; and biasing means engageable between the body and the vane biasing the vane to remain closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet so as to divert such light flow upwardly through said fountain flow opening, said vane being automatically movable by a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet against the force of said biasing means to said open position wherein it permits the water from the faucet to flow downwardly out of said faucet flow opening, said biasing means having a maximum effectiveness proximate the closed position of the vane but becoming ineffective when said vane is moved substantially from its closed position.
3. A faucet fountain as defined in claim 2, which includes handle means extending from the vane for manual initiation of return movement of the vane from an open position toward its closed position.
4. A faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a closed position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and an open position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening; and biasing means engageable between the body and the vane biasing the vane to remain closed against a relatively light flow of water from the faucet so as to divert such light flow upwardly through said fountain flow opening, said vane being automatically movable by a relatively heavy flow of water from the faucet against the force of said biasing means to said open position wherein it permits the water from the faucet to flow downwardly out of said faucet flow opening, said biasing means comprising cam means on the body-and resilient cam follower means on the vane engageable with said cam means.
5. A faucet fountain as defined in claim 4, wherein the vane is composed of resilient material and has a pair of longitudinally arranged slots therein extending forwardly from the rear edge of the vane inwardly from the side edges thereof providing a central spring web intermediate a pair of rearwardly extending spring arms, said arms having enlarged ears proximate their rear ends, the pivotal connection of the vane to the body being effected by pivotal engagement of said ears to the body adjacent the rear end of the body.
6. A faucet fountain as defined in claim 5, wherein said pivotal connection includes a pair of pivot pins extending laterally out of the respective sides of the body adjacent the rear end of the body, and notches in the inwardly facing surfaces of said ears, said pins being engageable in said notches by resiliently spreading said ears apart.
7. A faucet fountain as defined in claim 4, wherein said cam follower means has stop means thereon which lodges against said cam means to define a partially opened, inclined position of the vane wherein downward flow of water is permitted and the vane deflects the downward flow outwardly in a fan spray.
8. A faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a closed position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and an open position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening; and vane positioning means engageable between said body and said vane defining three discrete operative positions of the vane, (l) a generally horizontal, substantially fully closed position providing upward flow of water through said fountain flow opening, (2) an intermediate, partially opened, inclined position wherein downward flow of water is permitted and the vane deflects the downward flow outwardly in a fan spray, and (3) a fully opened position wherein the vane extends generally vertically downwardly from the body and permits generally conventional downward faucet flow of water.
9. A faucet fountain as defined in claim 8, wherein said vane positioning means comprises cam means on the body and resilient cam follower means on the vane engageable with said cam means.
10. A faucet fountain as defined in claim 8, wherein said attachment means comprises a tubular faucet aerator connected to the body of the fountain with its discharge end located in said passage means in the body, said aerator having thread means thereon for threaded engagement with a threaded pouring spout, and said aerator having an imperforate peripheral wall and having air inlet means for aeration located proximate its discharge end, whereby when said vane is in its said first operative position the vane will close off said air inlet means to provide solid water flow, and when said vane is in its said third position air is available to said air inlet means through said faucet flow opening to provide aerated water flow.
11. A faucet fountain as defined in claim 10, wherein the vane is opened sufficiently far in its said second position so that said fan spray will be aerated.
12. A faucet fountain as defined in claim 11, wherein the vane in said second position is inclined approximately 40 from the horizontal.
13. A faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; and diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom; said diversion means comprising a vane pivotally connected to the body and movable between a closed position proximate the bottom of the body wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and an open position projecting downwardly from the bottom of the body wherein it opens said faucet flow opening, and the body including skirt means which overlaps the forward and side edges of the vane so as to prevent objectionable spraying of water outwardly from between the body and vane when the vane is in its substantially closed position.
14. A faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; and diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom, said attachment means comprising a tubular faucet aerator connected to the body of the fountain with its discharge end located in said passage means in the body, said aerator having a threaded coupler thereon for threaded engagement with a threaded faucet pouring spout, said aerator coupler having both internal and external threads, adapting it for threaded engagement with faucet pouring spouts having either external or internal threads, respectively.
15. A faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; and diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom; said attachment means comprising a tubular faucet aerator connected to the body of the fountain with its discharge end located in said passage means in the body, said aerator having a threaded coupler thereon for threaded engagement with a threaded faucet pouring spout, said aerator having an imperforaate peripheral wall and has air inlet means for aeration located proximate its said discharge end, where: by when said diversion means is in its substantially closed fountain flow position during fountain flow operation the water in said passage means will close off said air inlet means to provide solid water flow, and when said diversion means is in its faucet flow position wherein said faucet flow opening is opened air is available to said air 13 inlet means through said faucet flow opening to provide aerated water flow.
16. A faucet fountain which comprises a body having means thereon for attachment to the pouring spout of a water faucet and having a downwardly directed faucet flow opening and an upwardly directed fountain flow opening, the body defining passage means therein providing fluid communication between a faucet pouring spout to which the body is attached and both of said openings; and diversion means connected to the body and selectively movable between a fountain flow position wherein it substantially closes said faucet flow opening and thereby diverts water from the faucet upwardly through said fountain flow opening, and a faucet flow position wherein it opens said faucet flow opening and allows downward flow of water therefrom; said attachment means comprising a tubular faucet aerator connected to the body of the fountain with its discharge end located in said passage means in the body, said aerator having a threaded coupler thereon for threaded engagement with a threaded faucet pouring spout, said aerator being releasably connected to the body of the fountain by frictional engagement between opposed tapered annular surfaces on the aerator and in the body.
17. A faucet fountain as defined in claim 16, wherein the extent of said frictional engagement is limited by shoulder means projecting from one of said tapered annular surfaces.
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