US RE50,350 E1
Magnetic coupling for sprayheads
Alfred Charles Nelson, Westfield, IN (US); and Christopher Michael McGuire, Fishers, IN (US)
Assigned to Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/850,681.
Application 12/650,330 is a division of application No. 12/059,403, filed on Mar. 31, 2008, granted, now 7,753,079, issued on Jul. 13, 2010.
Application 16/850,681 is a continuation of application No. 13/951,310, filed on Jul. 25, 2013, granted, now 9,404,242, issued on Aug. 2, 2016.
Application 13/951,310 is a continuation of application No. 12/650,330, filed on Dec. 30, 2009, granted, now 8,496,028, issued on Jul. 30, 2013.
Application 12/059,403 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/393,450, filed on Mar. 30, 2006, granted, now 7,909,061, issued on Mar. 22, 2011.
Application 16/850,681 is a reissue of application No. 15/205,500, filed on Jul. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,072,401, issued on Sep. 11, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/691,389, filed on Jun. 17, 2005.
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01); B05B 15/65 (2018.01)
CPC E03C 1/0404 (2013.01) [B05B 15/65 (2018.02); E03C 1/04 (2013.01); E03C 2001/0415 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0402 (2015.04); Y10T 137/598 (2015.04); Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04)] 107 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A faucet comprising:
a supply hose adapted to supply water;
a faucet head fluidly coupled to the supply hose and including a user input configured to control dispensing of water;
a faucet body adapted to support the faucet head and including a delivery spout receiving the supply hose, such that the faucet head extends from an end of the delivery spout;
a magnetic coupling configured to removably couple the faucet head to the faucet body, the magnetic coupling including a first member operably coupled to the faucet head, and a second member operably coupled to the faucet body, at least one of the first member and the second member including a magnet [ operably coupled to at least one of the faucet head and the faucet body] ; and
cooperating orientation members configured to rotationally orient the faucet head relative to the delivery spout for locating the user input for a user, the cooperating orientation members including a protrusion supported by one of the faucet head and the faucet body, and a recess supported by the other of the faucet body and the faucet head and configured to receive the protrusion to position the user input in a desired rotational orientation [ ; and
wherein the magnet is at least partially overmolded with a polymer, the polymer being formed into a connector adapted to couple the magnet to one of the faucet head and the faucet spout] .