Patent ID: 6877172
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: E03C

Abstract:
1. A faucet of the type supplied with water by an extensible water supply conduit, comprising: a spout having a first shoulder which defines a mating plane; a pullout spray head connectable to the extensible water supply conduit and having a second shoulder, the pullout spray head being movable between a docked position in which the spray head is connected to and supported by the spout and a released position in which the spray head is separated from the spout, the first and second shoulders being parallel to one another when the spray head is in its docket position; one of the spout and spray head having a male portion and the other having a female portion, said male and female portions being engagable with one another in telescoping relation; retention members on the one of the male and female portions attached to the spout, the retention members defining a retaining plane and being releasably engagable with the pullout spray head such that the retention members disengage from each other when the spray head is disconnected from the spout, the mating plane and retaining plane being non-parallel to one another.