US 11,920,329 B2
Bath faucet system
Adam John Reich, Whitelaw, WI (US)
Assigned to KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/517,415.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/115,964, filed on Nov. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0154434 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01); E03C 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/0404 (2013.01) [E03C 1/023 (2013.01); E03C 1/04 (2013.01); E03C 1/0403 (2013.01); E03C 2201/30 (2013.01); Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An internal waterway configured to deliver water between a water inlet and a water outlet of a bath faucet, the internal waterway comprising:
a water jacket coupled to the water inlet and comprising an aperture through the water jacket, the water jacket further comprising a hose connector along an outside surface of the water jacket and protruding outward from the water jacket, the hose connector including a hole extending therethrough;
a hose comprising a first end coupled to the hose connector, a second end coupled to the water outlet, and a central portion connecting the first end to the second end and configured to transfer water therein; and
a diverter assembly comprising a diverter rod extending through the aperture of the water jacket and configured to move relative to the water jacket between an open position and a closed position.