US 11,982,073 B2
Composite faucet body and internal waterway
Jeffrey A. Kohler, Richfield, WI (US); David J. Macon, Sheboygan, WI (US); Mark W. Schibur, Sheboygan, WI (US); Thomas Manoni, Port Washington, WI (US); Vindhya K. Tiwari, Sheboygan, WI (US); and Jeffrey A. Schumacher, Port Washington, WI (US)
Assigned to KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/872,873.
Application 17/872,873 is a continuation of application No. 16/905,677, filed on Jun. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,408,158.
Application 16/905,677 is a continuation of application No. 15/495,154, filed on Apr. 24, 2017, granted, now 10,711,442, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/327,536, filed on Apr. 26, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0356685 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01); B29C 39/10 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); E03C 1/084 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/0404 (2013.01) [E03C 1/084 (2013.01); B29C 39/10 (2013.01); B29L 2031/769 (2013.01); Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04)] 20 Claims
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1. A faucet comprising:
an internal waterway at least partially formed of a first material, the internal waterway comprising:
a valve seat configured to receive water; and
a conduit coupled to the valve seat and configured to receive the water from the valve seat; and
a unitary body formed of a non-metallic material having a processing temperature less than a temperature at which the first material forming the internal waterway is undesirably affected, wherein the unitary body is molded around the internal waterway.