IP Library Granted Patent US 10,125,901
Granted Patent B2
US 10,125,901 · App. 14/967,249 · Granted Nov 13, 2018

Sprayer hose assembly

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Patent No.
US 10,125,901
App. No.
14/967,249
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sprayer hose for a fluid delivery device includes a waterway tube having an outer surface. The sprayer hose further includes at least one energy wire extending helically around the outer surface of the waterway tube and a covering layer positioned outwardly of the waterway tube and the at least one energy wire.

Claims (31)

1. A sprayer hose for a fluid delivery device including:

a waterway tube having an outer surface;

at least one energy wire extending helically around the outer surface of the waterway tube and configured to transmit energy therethrough;

a covering layer positioned outwardly of the waterway tube and the at least one energy wire;

a first cap member at a first end of the waterway tube, the first cap member coupling the covering layer to the waterway tube; and

a second cap member at an opposing second end of the waterway tube, the second cap member coupling the covering layer to the waterway tube;

wherein the at least one energy wire is spaced apart from the first cap member and the second cap member.

2. The sprayer hose of claim 1 , wherein the covering layer is an interwoven layer.

3. The sprayer hose of claim 1 , wherein a length of the at least one energy wire is greater than a length of the waterway tube.

4. The sprayer hose of claim 1 , wherein one helical revolution of the at least one energy wire extends along approximately 2.0-4.0 inches of the waterway tube.

5. The sprayer hose of claim 4 , wherein the one helical revolution of the at least one energy wire extends along approximately 3.0 inches of the waterway tube.

6. The sprayer hose of claim 1 , wherein the at least one energy wire comprises a capacitive wire.

7. The sprayer hose of claim 1 , wherein the at least one energy wire comprises at least three energy wires.

8. The sprayer hose of claim 1 , wherein the waterway tube is formed of a polymer.

9. The sprayer hose of claim 8 , wherein the waterway tube is formed of a cross-linked polyethylene.

10. The sprayer hose of claim 8 , wherein the at least one energy wire includes an electrical wire configured to transmit electrical signals.

11. The sprayer hose of claim 8 , wherein the at least one energy wire includes an optical fiber configured to transmit light.

12. The sprayer hose of claim 1 , wherein the first cap member is overmolded around the first end of the waterway tube, and the second cap member is overmolded around the second end of the waterway tube.

13. A sprayer hose in combination with a sprayhead of a faucet comprising:

a waterway tube extending between a first end and a second end, the waterway tube having an outer surface;

at least one energy wire extending helically around the outer surface of the waterway tube and configured to transmit energy therethrough;

a covering layer positioned outwardly of the waterway tube and the at least one energy wire;

a sprayhead fluidly coupled to the second end of the waterway tube; and

a spout receiving the waterway tube, the sprayhead removably coupled to the spout.

14. The sprayer hose of claim 13 , wherein the covering layer is an interwoven layer.

15. The sprayer hose of claim 13 , wherein a length of the at least one energy wire is greater than a length of the waterway tube.

16. The sprayer hose of claim 13 , wherein one helical revolution of the at least one energy wire extends along approximately 2.0-4.0 inches of the waterway tube.

17. The sprayer hose of claim 13 , wherein the at least one energy wire comprises a capacitive wire.

18. The sprayer hose of claim 13 , further comprises a first cap member at a first end of the waterway tube and a second cap member at an opposing second end of the waterway tube, and the at least one energy wire is spaced apart from the first and second cap members.

19. The sprayer hose of claim 18 , wherein the first cap member and the second cap member couple the covering layer to the waterway tube.

20. The sprayer hose of claim 19 , wherein the first cap member is overmolded around the first end of the waterway tube, and the second cap member is overmolded around the second end of the waterway tube.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2018
From: DAVIDSON, KYLE ROBERT; BIAGI, GRAEME; VAZQUEZ, ORION
To: DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
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