US 12,428,822 B2
Systems and methods for a fluid diverter system
Gabriel Maclean Niederlander, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Assigned to Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/481,868.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/378,619, filed on Oct. 6, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0117614 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01); B05B 1/12 (2006.01); F16K 11/087 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/0405 (2013.01) [F16K 11/087 (2013.01); B05B 1/12 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A delivery mechanism for directing a flow of fluid through a faucet, comprising:
a rotatable sphere configured to receive and direct a flow of fluid into one of a plurality of delivery lines coupled to the faucet, the rotatable sphere comprising an inlet for receiving the flow of fluid and an outlet configured to direct the flow of fluid into one of the plurality of delivery lines; and
a shaft, coupled to the rotatable sphere, configured to move between a plurality of different positions, wherein each position aligns the outlet of the rotatable sphere with a different delivery line,
wherein each one of the plurality of delivery lines corresponds to a different type of spray of the faucet, and
wherein the plurality of different positions comprises three different positions arranged in a triangular formation with the shaft being movable between each of the three different positions.