Patent ID: 9310004
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B05B,E03C,F16L

Claim Text:
1. A water outlet fitting comprising: a manipulable water outlet and a flexible hose line which is connected to the water outlet via a coupling which has a ball-and-socket joint, which has a first and a second joint part, said joint parts are connected to each other in an articulated manner and have interconnected liquid passages and of which one of the joint parts bears a hose nipple and an internal or external thread is provided on the other of the joint parts, said internal or external thread being screwable to an internal or external thread on the water outlet, the first joint part is retained pivotably by a spherical front end region of a wall thereof between a matching joint socket on the second joint part and a joint head on a retaining element provided in an internal cavity of the first joint part, the retaining element, having a connecting stem, which engages the second joint part, extends through a passage opening in the first joint part and connects the liquid passages of the first joint part and of the second joint part to each other, and the retaining element is connected to the second joint part via a latching connection wherein the retaining element has, on an outer circumferential side, an annular groove in which an inwardly springable split ring or securing ring is provided, said split ring or securing ring, in a state thereof in which it is sprung out into a use position of the latching connection, protruding into a securing groove on an inner circumference of the second joint part.