公开(公告)号：US20190106866A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16214331

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： GARY N. CLARKE ,  Rodney L. Weekley ,  Jacob R. Frye

IPC: E03C1/04

Abstract: A faucet that includes a base; a collar extending from the base, wherein the collar is rotatable relative to the base about a longitudinal axis; a control arm comprising a first end movably coupled to the collar and a second end opposite the first end; a sprayhead configured to emit water; a magnetic spheroidal joint comprising a ball and a socket, wherein at least one of the ball and the socket is magnetic and attracts the other of the ball and the socket through a magnetic force, one of the ball and the socket is coupled to the sprayhead, and the other of the ball and the socket is coupled to the second end of the control arm; and a flexible hose separate from the control arm and configured to fluidly connect the sprayhead and the base.