US 12,116,260 B2
Attachment and hot-water supply device provided with the same
Kunihiko Tanaka, Sakai (JP); and Hidetoshi Nakamura, Sakai (JP)
Assigned to KURA SUSHI, INC., Sakai (JP)
Appl. No. 18/038,320
Filed by Kura Sushi, Inc., Sakai (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 12, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/041806
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 23, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/113789, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 2, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-194592 (JP), filed on Nov. 24, 2020; and application No. 2021-046688 (JP), filed on Mar. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002210 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B67D 1/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/56 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/12 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0014 (2013.01); E03C 1/0404 (2013.01); F16K 31/56 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An attachment configured to be attached to a hot-water supply faucet including a nozzle portion that has a discharge outlet that is open downward, and a press button that is disposed below the discharge outlet and horizontally rearward of the discharge outlet, with hot water being discharged from the discharge outlet when the press button is pressed rearward, the attachment comprising:
an attachment body; and
a fixing means for fixing the attachment body to the hot-water supply faucet,
wherein the attachment body includes:
a fulcrum portion that is attachable to the nozzle portion;
a body portion extending downward from the fulcrum portion; and
a support portion that is attached to a lower end portion of the body portion;
wherein the body portion is formed so as to extend downward past a front surface of the press button, and
when the support portion is pressed by a vessel into which hot water is to be poured, the attachment body is configured to pivot and press the press button with the fulcrum portion serving as a fulcrum.