WO2006126781A1

WO2006126781A1 - The screw tap assistance combination device

Info

Publication number: WO2006126781A1
Application number: PCT/KR2006/001252
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ki Bong Song
Original assignee: Ki Bong Song
Priority date: 2005-05-23
Filing date: 2006-04-05
Publication date: 2006-11-30

Abstract

The present invention concerns a subsidiary device for combination of hoses and other connective devices to water taps with screws. It provides a subsidiary device for screw taps that connects various ducts and hoses to the male screw at the bottom end of the tap for various purposes. The subsidiary connective device for screw water taps designed to fulfill the aforementioned function consists of a cylindrical body vacant inside; a female screw inside the said body that combines with the male screw of the water tap; a rubber packing outside the said body; and a fixing groove outside the said body in which the water supply hose for a washing machine is meant to be inserted and fixed. The subsidiary connective device for screw taps of the present invention is easily attachable to, and detachable from the water supply hose and secures the hose strongly so that the hose would not fall off despite high water pressure. It also prevents the screw of the tap from being contaminated by dirt or disfigured by external pressure when it is not used with a hose, thereby elongating the lifecycle of the water tap.

Description

Title: THE SCREW TAP ASSISTANCE COMBINATION

DEVICE

Technical Field

The present invention concerns a subsidiary device for combination of

hoses and other connective devices to water taps with screws. It provides a

subsidiary device for screw taps that connects various ducts and hoses to the

male screw at the bottom end of the tap for various purposes.

Background Art

In general, water taps that are used are mainly found around the kitchen

sinks and bathrooms to provide hot and cold water. There are many types and

shapes of those water taps manufactured and used for different purposes.

However, most of these water taps look and are similar to one another,

as long as they provide the hot and cold water to the kitchens and bathrooms

and they do not need to look special for purposes of interior decorations. It is

sometimes found that the taps also have rubber hoses connected to them, for

purposes of getting the water closer to where it is needed.

It is these rubber hoses that create problems in using the general types

of water taps. In supplying water to the plants on the lawn or to the car that needs to be washed via these rubber hoses, the hoses frequently come off the

end of the tap they have been attached to due to the water pressure, thereby

making all the jobs of watering the plants and car wash much more difficult.

Subsidiary devices designed to connect the rubber hoses better to the water

taps have been developed, but not much used due to the difficulty in installing

them.

Washing machines also require continuous supply of large quantities of

water via rubber hoses with the water taps turned to their utmost ends. The high

water pressure generated in supplying the water to the washing machines also

detaches the hoses from the water taps. In order to prevent this detachment,

washing machine makers have come up with a singular hose to which a

subsidiary device for attachment to the water tap is connected. A separate

connecting device combined with the subsidiary device is fixed on the lower end

of the water tap in usage.

Among the water taps mentioned earlier are taps with screws that are

designed to facilitate connection to other connective devices, such as hoses.

Figures 1 and 2 illustrate examples of such water taps.

Figure 1 illustrates an example of the screw water tap with a connective

device (12) to which such devices as rubber hoses are designed to be tied.

There is a screw (11) at the lower bottom of the water tap (10) in this screw tap shown in Figure 1 to connect to a separate subsidiary connective device. This is

designed to increase the user's convenience. In reality, however, when it is not

connected to the water hoses, the screw is often left unhidden or undecorated

in its bad appearance. Dirt in the screw and external pressure to it also cause it

to be abraded easily, making its lifecycle and function shorter.

The aforementioned subsidiary connective devices are generally

connected to the water taps and hoses. In order to use the tap for other

purposes, the subsidiary connective devices must be removed, which is a waste

of efforts and time. In addition, once the subsidiary connective devices designed

to connect the hoses to the taps are lost or damaged in part, other subsidiary

connective devices must be brought in or bought. In sum, the existing types of

subsidiary connective devices are time consuming, inefficient, and costly to

maintain or use.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention concerns a subsidiary device for combination of

hoses and other connective devices to water taps with screws. It provides a

subsidiary device for screw taps that connects various ducts and hoses to the

male screw at the bottom end of the tap for various purposes.

The subsidiary connective device for screw water taps designed to fulfill the aforementioned function consists of a cylindrical body vacant inside; a

female screw inside the said body that combines with the male screw of the

water tap; a rubber packing outside the said body; and a fixing groove outside

the said body in which the water supply hose for a washing machine is meant to

be inserted and fixed.

Besides the empty, cylindrical body surrounding the male screw of the

water tap and the female water tap inside the said cylindrical body, the

subsidiary connective device also has a spraying plate in the lower part of its

body with multiple holes for spraying.

Besides the empty, cylindrical body with the female screw inside to be

combined with the male screw of the tap, the subsidiary connective device

further consists of a fixing part inside the lower part of its body that fixes the

rubber hose. The upper end of the rubber hose connected to the said body is

inserted and fixed outside the screw water tap. The said body of the device

without the rubber hose can be connected to the male screw of the screw water

tap to be used independently.

The said rubber hose also has sills along its length so that it can be

better fixed to the said body. At certain points of the sills are cut lines designed

so that the hose can be cut more easily.

The subsidiary connective device also has the said fixing part with a groove around the caliber of the lower part of the cylindrical body designed to fix

the rubber hose better to the tap.

Besides the cylindrical body with a female screw on its caliber, the

subsidiary connective device designed to connect and secure the rubber hose

to the tap better also has a securing part on either the caliber or external

diameter of the cylindrical body that secures the hose to the body better.

The securing part that forms an additional characteristic of the

subsidiary connective device for the screw water tap has a fixing part designed

to fix the rubber hose to the lower part of the cylindrical body. The upper end of

the rubber hose connected to the said body is inserted and fixed outside the

screw water tap. The said body of the device without the rubber hose can be

connected to the male screw of the screw water tap to be used independently.

The subsidiary connective device also has the said fixing part with a groove

around the caliber of the lower part of the cylindrical body designed to fix the

rubber hose better to the tap. Besides the empty, cylindrical body surrounding

the male screw of the water tap and the female water tap inside the said

cylindrical body, the subsidiary connective device also has a spraying plate in

the lower part of its body with multiple holes for spraying.

Besides the cylindrical body with a female screw on its caliber, the

subsidiary connective device designed to connect and secure the rubber hose to the tap better also has a securing part on either the caliber or external

diameter of the cylindrical body that secures the hose to the body better. It has

a rubber packing on the lower external diameter of the said body and a fixing

groove on the upper part of the body to fix and secure the hose designed to

supply water to the washing machine.

The subsidiary connective device for screw taps of the present invention

is easily attachable to, and detachable from the water supply hose and secures

the hose strongly so that the hose would not fall off despite high water pressure.

It also prevents the screw of the tap from being contaminated by dirt or

disfigured by external pressure when it is not used with a hose, thereby

elongating the lifecycle of the water tap.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Figure 1 is a side view on one example of screw water taps with a

connecting part for securing hoses to the taps.

Figure 2 is a front view on one example of the subsidiary connective

device of the present invention that is designed to be used for water taps with

screws such as the one shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the combination of the said subsidiary

connective device shown in Figure 2 and a screw water tap. Figures 4 and 5 are sectional views that show how the water supply

rubber hose can be secured to the subsidiary connective device for screw water

taps of the present invention shown in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a sectional view that illustrates another example of the

subsidiary connective device of the present invention used for screw water taps.

Figure 7 is a plane figure that shows the subsidiary connective device of

the present invention for screw water taps shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a plane figure that shows another example of the subsidiary

connective device of the present invention to be combined with the screw water

tap shown in Figure 1.

Figure 9 is a sectional view that illustrates cylindrical body of the

subsidiary connective device shown in Figure 8 detached from a rubber hose.

Figure 10 illustrates an example of using the subsidiary connective

device of the present invention shown in Figure 8.

Figure 11 illustrates another example of using the subsidiary connective

device of the present invention used for the screw water tap shown in Figure 1.

Figure 12 is a plane figure that illustrates another example of using the

present invention.

Best Modes for Carrying out the Invention The functions and various advantages of the apparatus of the present

invention will be elucidated even further to those who are familiar with the

technological background of the present invention by explaining the best modes

by using the apparatus of the present invention, with references to the drawings

enclosed.

Figure 2 is a front view on one example of the subsidiary connective

device of the present invention that is designed to be used for water taps with

screws such as the one shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a sectional view of the

combination of the said subsidiary connective device shown in Figure 2 and a

screw water tap. Figures 4 and 5 are sectional views that show how the water

supply rubber hose can be secured to the subsidiary connective device for

screw water taps of the present invention shown in Figure 3.

As shown in Figure 3, the apparatus the present invention concerns is a

subsidiary connective device for screw water taps (100), designed to be fixed

and secured around the male screw (11) in the lower part of a water tap (10). It

does not require a separate tool or device to be fixed to the water tap, as its

female screw (111) is combined with the male screw (11) of the water tap (10).

The subsidiary connective device of the present invention to be fixed

and secured to the water tap (10) with a male screw (11) in its lower part

consists of an empty, cylindrical body (110) and a female screw (111) inside the said cylindrical body (110) designed to combine with the male screw (11) of the

water tap (10).

The rubber packing (130) on the lower part of the cylindrical body (110)

prevents water leakage. The cylindrical body (110) also has a fixing groove

(120) in which the rubber hose (200; explained in more details in Figures 4 and

5) is to be inserted and fixed tightly.

The unexplained symbol "S" represents the said rubber packing that is

inserted and fixed around the incomplete screw of the water tap (10) and that

prevents water leakage when the subsidiary connective device (100) of the

present invention is combined with the water tap.

Part of the said cylindrical body (110) must be inserted into the opening

end (200) of the rubber hose in order for the subsidiary connective device to be

used in supplying water to a washing machine. As shown in Figures 4 and 5,

the female screw (111) of the said body (110) is engaged to the male screw (11)

at the lower part of the water tap (10). As shown in Figure 4, in order to insert

the opening end (200) of the rubber hose in the lower part of the body (110) of

the subsidiary device that has been secured by the screws, the fixing cap (210)

with certain elasticity outside the opening end (200) of the rubber hose is

pushed downward, whereas the ball for fixing (220) is inserted into the fixing

groove (12) of the said body (110). By letting the fixing cap (210) go as shown in Figure 5, the ball for fixing (220) is inserted further inside the body (110) by

means of a spring, thereby securing the ball for fixing (220) in the fixing groove

(120) of the said body (110).

Therefore, the subsidiary connective device of the present invention is

fixed around the tap (10) by means of screws. It does not require a separate

connecting tool, since it is connected to an opening end (200) of the water

supply rubber hose (300) by a ball for fixing (220). Because the device stays

secured and connected tightly around the tap and the hose, the hose (300)

does not easily fall off the device despite the high water pressure.

Figure 6 is a sectional view that illustrates another example of the

Figure 7 is a plane figure that shows the subsidiary connective device of the

present invention for screw water taps shown in Figure 6. The subsidiary

connective device (100A) illustrated in these figures consists of an empty,

cylindrical body (110A) that surrounds the male screw (11) of the water tap; a

female screw (111A) inside the cylindrical body (110A) that is designed to

engage to the male screw (11) of the water tap (10); and a spraying plate (140)

with multiple spraying holes (140) in the lower part of the said body (110A).

Another example of the subsidiary connective device (100A) was

designed to protect the water tap (10) and its male screw (11) from the external environment so that the male screw (11) will not be contaminated by dirt or

damaged. The short cylindrical body (110A) surrounds the male screw (11) for

that purpose, as shown in Figure 6.

The subsidiary connective device combines with the water tap (10) by

means of the female screw (111A) inside its cylindrical body (110A). As shown

in Figure 7, the spraying plate (140) in the lower part of the cylindrical body

enables spraying and concentration of the water stream, thereby protecting the

male screw (11) of the water tap (10) and enabling usage of the water for

various purposes.

Although the figures that have been cited so far show standard types of

the cylindrical bodies (110, 110A) of the subsidiary connective device of the

present invention, the said body can be modified in various forms and shapes

as long as it has a female screw (111) combined with the male screw (11) of the

water tap (10), combines with an opening end (200) of the rubber hose, and

fixes the hose in its fixing groove (120).

Although the standard examples of the cited figures show a spraying

plate (140) formed in the lower part of the main body of the subsidiary

connective device, a separate set of a spraying device with a rotary spraying

hole may be used instead.

Figure 8 is a plane figure that shows another example of the subsidiary connective device of the present invention to be combined with the screw water

tap shown in Figure 1. Figure 9 is a sectional view that illustrates cylindrical

body of the subsidiary connective device shown in Figure 8 detached from a

rubber hose. Figure 10 illustrates an example of using the subsidiary connective

device of the present invention shown in Figure 8.

The subsidiary connective device of the present invention that is

designed to connect the rubber hose to the water tap with a screw requires a

water tap (10) that has a screw (11) and a connecting part (12) of certain length

in its lower part. The subsidiary device consists of an empty, cylindrical body

(410) with a female screw (411) designed to be engaged to the male screw (11),

and a rubber-hose-connecting device (400) with a fixing part (412) designed to

secure the rubber hose (420) in the lower part of the said body (410).

The upper end of the rubber hose (420) connected to the said body is

inserted and fixed outside the connecting part (12) of the screw water tap. The

said body (410) of the device without the rubber hose (420) can be connected

to the male screw (11) of the screw water tap (10) to be used independently.

The said rubber hose (420) also has sills (421) along its length so that it

can be better fixed to the fixing part (412) of the said body (410). At certain

points of the sills (421) are cut lines (422) designed so that the hose can be cut

more easily. The subsidiary connective device also has the said fixing part (412) with

a groove (412A) around the caliber of the lower part of the cylindrical body (410)

designed to fix the rubber hose (420) better to the tap.

The unexplained symbol "S" represents the said rubber packing that is

inserted and fixed around the incomplete screw (11) of the water tap (10) and

that prevents water leakage when the subsidiary connective device (410) of the

present invention is combined with the water tap.

The subsidiary connective device of the present invention with the

composition described above is used in combination with the water tap (10) with

a male screw (11) in its lower part and a connecting part (12) of certain length

that can be combined with the hoses. In this type of the device shown in Figure

9, the rubber hose (420) with sills for hanging (421) along its length is combined

with the empty cylindrical body (410).

As shown in Figure 9, the female screw (411) that engages to the male

screw (11) of the screw water tap (10) is located inside the said cylindrical body

(410), below which are the fixing part (412) and the fixing groove (412) that

combine the device with the rubber hose. These two elements contract the end

of the rubber hose (420) to be connected to the device to downsize the

diameter of the hose so that it can be inserted into the said cylindrical body

(410). The sills for hanging (421) of the rubber hose (420) are inserted and fixed in the fixing groove (412A) of the fixing part (412) below the said body (410).

As shown in Figure 10, the upper end of the rubber hose (420) is

inserted into the device combined with the connecting part (12) of the screw

water tap (10). The female screw (412) of the device body (410) is tightly

engaged to the male screw (11) of the screw water tap (10) to secure the device

to the tap.

Because the fine gap between the female screw (412) of the said body

(410) and the male screw (11) might cause water leakage, a rubber packing (S)

is rapped around the male screw (11) of the screw water tap to prevent it.

Thus, the main body (410) of the device can be easily attached to the

water tap (10) by means of screw engagement. The unfixed end of the rubber

hose (420) connected to the main body (410) can be handled to water the

plants on the lawn or wash cars, while the hose (20) remains tightly secured

and fixed.

Taking into account the fact that the rubber hoses are sometimes

randomly cut and used, on the rubber hose (20) are cut lines (422) with certain

intervals between one another that enables the rubber hose (420) to be cut

along the lines (422) and attached to the main body (410).

As shown in Figure 11 , when the rubber hose (420) is not used, the

connecting end of the rubber hose (420) connected to the lower fixing groove (412A) of the main body (410) can be contracted to form a gap so that the main

body (410) and the rubber hose (420) can be separated.

The separated main body (410) is attached to the male screw (11) of the

screw water tap in order to protect the male screw (11) of the tap (10) from

external contamination and pressure.

Although a cylindrical, empty body has been used to describe the

examples of the device of the present invention, the main body of the device

(410A) can be modified in terms of its shape to resemble another polygon or

can be given a handle (413) so that the body can be turned and handled better,

as shown in Figure 12.

As described so far, there are many modifications and applications of

the apparatus of the present invention possible. Thus, those modifications and

applications, made upon the basis of the original idea and scope of the present

invention submitted for patent, shall be considered as falling under the scope of

the patent application of the present invention.

Claims

1. A subsidiary connective device for screw water taps characterized by

having a cylindrical body vacant inside; a female screw inside the said

body that combines with the male screw of the water tap; a rubber

packing outside the said body; and a fixing groove outside the said body

in which the water supply hose for a washing machine is meant to be

inserted and fixed.

2. In Claim [1], besides the empty, cylindrical body surrounding the male

screw of the water tap and the female water tap inside the said

cylindrical body, the subsidiary connective device also has a spraying

plate in the lower part of its body with multiple holes for spraying.

3. Besides the empty, cylindrical body with the female screw inside to be

combined with the male screw of the tap, the subsidiary connective

device further consists of a fixing part inside the lower part of its body

that fixes the rubber hose. The upper end of the rubber hose connected

to the said body is inserted and fixed outside the screw water tap. The

said body of the device without the rubber hose can be connected to the

male screw of the screw water tap to be used independently.

4. In Claim [1], the said rubber hose also has sills along its length so that it

can be better fixed to the said body. At certain points of the sills are cut lines designed so that the hose can be cut more easily.

5. In Claim [1], the subsidiary connective device also has the said fixing

part with a groove around the caliber of the lower part of the cylindrical

body designed to fix the rubber hose better to the tap.

6. Besides the cylindrical body with a female screw on its caliber, the

subsidiary connective device designed to connect and secure the rubber

hose to the tap better also has a securing part on either the caliber or

external diameter of the cylindrical body that secures the hose to the

body better.

7. In Claim [1], the securing part that forms an additional characteristic of

the subsidiary connective device for the screw water tap has a fixing part

designed to fix the rubber hose to the lower part of the cylindrical body.

The upper end of the rubber hose connected to the said body is inserted

and fixed outside the screw water tap. The said body of the device

without the rubber hose can be connected to the male screw of the

screw water tap to be used independently.

8. In Claim [7], the subsidiary connective device also has the said fixing

part with a groove around the caliber of the lower part of the cylindrical

body designed to fix the rubber hose better to the tap.

9. In Claim [6], besides the empty, cylindrical body surrounding the male screw of the water tap and the female water tap inside the said

cylindrical body, the subsidiary connective device also has a spraying

plate in the lower part of its body with multiple holes for spraying.

10. In Claim [6], the subsidiary connective device designed to connect and

secure the rubber hose to the tap better also has a securing part on

either the caliber or external diameter of the cylindrical body that

secures the hose to the body better. It has a rubber packing on the lower

external diameter of the said body and a fixing groove on the upper part

of the body to fix and secure the hose designed to supply water to the

washing machine.