US 12,297,630 B2
Pivoting spray head faucet
Darin Heuer, Anaheim Hills, CA (US); Adam William Tracy, Irvine, CA (US); Jan van Leyen, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Brad Callahan, Middleton, WI (US); and Evan Alan Benstead, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US)
Filed by ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/403,956.
Application 18/403,956 is a continuation of application No. 17/949,301, filed on Sep. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,905,691.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/246,327, filed on Sep. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0209601 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16L 27/08 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/0404 (2013.01) [F16L 27/0808 (2013.01); E03C 2001/0414 (2013.01); Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spray head for connection to a faucet for expelling water comprises:
a spray head top portion comprising an inlet to receive water from the faucet and a spray head bottom portion comprising an outlet to expel water; and
a pivoting joint mechanism structured to allow the spray head bottom portion to pivot relative to the spray head top portion, the pivoting joint mechanism comprising:
a shroud spanning between the spray head top portion and the spray head bottom portion;
a ball joint body having a substantially spherical outer surface, the spherical outer surface disposed within the shroud, wherein the spherical outer surface includes at least one axial groove and at least one circumferential groove; and
a collar configured to capture at least a portion of the spherical outer surface, the collar including at least one pin that extends into the at least one axial groove and at least one roller ball extending into the at least one circumferential groove, wherein the collar restricts rotation of the spray head bottom portion relative to the spray head top portion around a longitudinal axis while allowing pivoting movement between the spray head bottom portion and the spray head top portion.