Kitchen aerator having a flow compensator
View Patent ↗A faucet aerator incorporating a flow compensator in order to allow higher flow rates of water at lower water pressures through the faucet aerator, including a faucet housing having an annular flow channel configured along a longitudinal axis through the faucet housing for the passing of water through the annular flow channel. The faucet housing includes a flow compensator sub-assembly connected to a spray sub-assembly for forming the faucet aerator. The flow compensator sub-assembly includes a flow compensator member having a plurality of spaced-apart water hole openings for allowing water at a high flow rate therethrough, a seat member for seating and holding the flow compensator in place and a flow compensator ball joint having an exterior threaded section for connecting and attaching to a connection ring of a faucet, a pin receiving opening for receiving a pin therethrough and a ball joint member for receiving a seat joint swivel member thereon for allowing the swivel member to swivel in a 360 degree rotation in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. The pin includes a water flow opening, a first arm opening and a second arm opening and a flip lever having a first arm and a second arm; the first arm opening and the second arm opening of the pin for receiving the first arm and the second arm of the flip lever therein, respectively. The flip lever being movable from a first water flow position to a second water flow position in order to regulate the water flow rate for a particular spraying pattern.
1. A faucet aerator incorporating a flow compensator in order to allow higher flow rates of water at lower water pressures through said faucet aerator, comprising:
a) a faucet aerator having an annular flow channel positioned along a longitudinal axis through said faucet aerator for passing of water through said annular flow channel;
b) said faucet aerator including a flow compensator sub-assembly connected to a spray sub-assembly forming said faucet aerator;
c) said flow compensator sub-assembly including a flow compensator member having a plurality of spaced-apart water hole openings allowing water at a high flow rate therethrough, a seat member seating and holding said flow compensator in place and a flow compensator ball joint having an exterior threaded section connecting to a connection ring of a faucet, a pin receiving opening receiving a pin therethrough and a ball joint member for receiving a seat joint swivel member thereon allowing said swivel member to swivel in a 360 degree rotation in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction;
d) said pin including a water flow opening, a first arm opening and a second arm opening and a flip lever having a first arm and a second arm; said first arm opening and said second arm opening of said pin receiving said first arm and said second arm of said flip lever therein, respectively; and
e) said flip lever being movable from a first water flow position to a second water flow position in order to regulate water flow rate for a particular spraying pattern.
2. A faucet aerator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said spray sub-assembly including said seat joint swivel member, an exchanging cartridge member, a spray head seat joint member, spray adjusting rings and a spray head member producing a needle spray pattern or a bubble stream spray pattern from said faucet aerator.
3. A faucet aerator in accordance with claim 2 , wherein spray adjusting rings being movable to either a forward spray position or a rearward spray position in order to produce said needle spray pattern or said bubble stream spray pattern, accordingly.
4. A faucet aerator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said flow rates through said flow compensator of said plurality of spaced-apart water hole openings are in the range of 20 PSI to 80 PSI.
5. A faucet aerator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said water flow opening of said pin is adjacent and in a fully opened configuration to said annular flow channel within said flow compensator ball joint of said flow compensator sub-assembly for when said flip lever is in said first water flow position.
6. A faucet aerator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said water flow opening of said pin is adjacent and in a partially opened configuration to said annular flow channel within said flow compensator ball joint of said flow compensator sub-assembly for when said flip lever is in said second water flow position.