Patent ID: 9315975
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: E03C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A faucet comprising: a spout hose adapted to supply a liquid; a dispensing head fluidly coupled to the spout hose and adapted to dispense the liquid; a faucet body adapted to support the dispensing head including a delivery spout having a passageway receiving the spout hose, an outlet side, an inlet side, and an apex intermediate the outlet side and the inlet side; and a magnetic coupling to removably couple the dispensing head to the faucet body, the magnetic coupling including a head connector coupled to the spout hose in spaced relation to the dispensing head, the head connector including at least one of a magnet and a magnetically attractive member, and a body connector coupled to the faucet body, the body connector including at least one of a magnet and a magnetically attractive member, wherein the spout hose is slidably received within an opening of the body connector, the magnetic coupling causes tension on the spout hose to pull the dispensing head toward the faucet body, and the body connector is supported on the inlet side of the delivery spout.