Patent ID: 9708800
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B05B,E03C

Claim:
1. A kitchen sink pull-out sprayer, of the type extending from a substantially horizontal section of a faucet duct, comprising: a body enclosed in an outer enclosure for gripping by a user, a coaxial coupling provided at a first end of the body and configured to couple said body to a flexible water supply hose which extends from a faucet for adjusting the flow-rate between an open position and a closed position, and a water outflow plug connected at a second end of the body, which is located at a side wall of the outer enclosure and has an axis which is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the body representing a direction of the flow of the water in said body, said body comprising internally a rod having a tip, the rod being movable between a first position and a second position in which the tip respectively opens the access of the water to at least one duct for forming a central jet or to at least one duct for forming a peripheral jet, and having an actuating element, said actuating element comprising a tab connected to said rod and configured to drive said rod between said first and second positions, said tab protruding from said outer enclosure of the sprayer to an extent that is sufficient for contact gripping by the user, said tab located proximate to the end for entry of the water into said sprayer said tab location being closer to said sprayer end than to the water outflow plug, and a central portion provided on said outer enclosure between the water outflow plug and the protruding tab, and configured to accommodate a hand of the user; wherein said body comprises a single rod having a longitudinal axis which is parallel to said longitudinal axis of the body, wherein said single rod alternatively opens the access of the water to the at least one duct for forming a central jet or opens the access of the water to the at least one duct for forming a peripheral jet, said rod being slidingly guided in said body in a sliding direction corresponding to said longitudinal axis of said rod and being movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said tab is movably guided exclusively in a single sliding direction that is parallel to said longitudinal axis of said rod; wherein in the first position, a tip of said rod blocks access to the at least one duct for forming a peripheral jet, and opens access to the at least one duct for forming the central jet such that a central jet is obtained; and wherein in the second position the tip of said rod blocks access to the at least one duct for forming the central jet, and opens access to the at least one duct for forming the peripheral jet such that a peripheral jet is obtained; wherein the body enclosed in said outer enclosure has a composite shape, which comprises at least three sleeve-like elements: