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US 6,974,303 · App. 10/801,346 · Granted Dec 13, 2005

Pump having an angle adjustable water outlet

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Patent No.
US 6,974,303
App. No.
10/801,346
Granted
Dec 13, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pump includes a main body, a water outlet connector rotatably mounted on the main body, and a positioning bar detachably mounted on the main body and rested on the water outlet connector for locking the water outlet connector on the main body. Thus, the included angle between the water outlet of the water outlet connector and the main body can be adjusted easily and conveniently without needing aid of an additional tool, thereby facilitating the user adjusting the included angle between the water outlet connector and the main body.

Claims (18)

1. A pump, comprising:

a main body;

a water outlet connector rotatably mounted on the main body; and

a positioning bar detachably mounted on the main body and rested on the water outlet connector for locking the water outlet connector on the main body.

2. The pump in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the positioning bar has a distal end formed with a locking hole, the water outlet connector has a peripheral wall integrally formed with a plurality of positioning bosses, and one of the positioning bosses of the water outlet connector is locked in the locking hole of the positioning bar.

3. The pump in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the positioning bosses are arranged in an annular manner.

4. The pump in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the positioning bosses are equally spaced from each other.

5. The pump in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the distal end of the positioning bar is formed with a bent locking end, and the locking hole is formed in the locking end.

6. The pump in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the locking end of the positioning bar is substantially L-shaped.

7. The pump in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the water outlet connector has an inside formed with a water outlet.

8. The pump in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the main body has a top face formed with a passage having a wall formed with an inner thread, the water outlet connector has an end formed with a first outer thread screwed into the inner thread of the main body for mounting the water outlet connector on the main body.

9. The pump in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the end of the water outlet connector is formed with a second outer thread, and the pump further comprises a threaded urging cap screwed onto the second outer thread of the water outlet connector and rested on the top face of the main body for positioning the water outlet connector on the main body.

10. The pump in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the second outer thread is located above the first outer thread.

11. The pump in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the main body has a peripheral wall integrally formed with an elongated positioning lug, and the positioning bar is detachably mounted on the positioning lug of the main body.

12. The pump in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the positioning lug of the main body is formed with a screw bore, the positioning bar is formed with a screw bore, and the pump further comprises a screw member extended through the screw bore of the positioning bar and screwed into the screw bore of the positioning lug of the main body, so that the positioning bar is secured on the positioning lug of the main body.

13. The pump in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the water outlet connector has a peripheral wall formed with a plurality of locking recesses, and the positioning bar has a bent distal end formed with a locking end locked in one of the locking recesses of the water outlet connector, so that the water outlet connector is locked on the main body by the positioning bar.

14. The pump in accordance with claim 13 , wherein the peripheral wall of the water outlet connector is integrally formed with a positioning block, and the locking recesses are formed in the positioning block.

15. The pump in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the positioning block of the water outlet connector is substantially arc-shaped.

Continuity (1)
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