Patent ID: 7387137
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rotating spout lock joint sleeve assembly comprising: a spout having a body between a mouth at an anterior extremity and a mounting sleeve attached to a posterior section of the spout, the mounting sleeve being configured to be inserted into a water supply base; a lock joint sleeve pre-fitted onto the body of the spout, the lock joint sleeve being configured to form a continuum between internal threads at a bottom section of the lock joint sleeve and external threads along a top section of the water supply base; a stepped neck attached to a lower section of the mounting sleeve; a mounting ring configured to be positioned against both an outer circumference protruding from a middle section of the mounting sleeve and against a bottom edge of a stepped section inside the lock joint sleeve, wherein an outer circumference of the mounting ring exceeds an outer circumference protruding from an upper section of the mounting sleeve, the lock joint sleeve having an opening large enough to accommodate the insertion of the mouth at the anterior extremity of the spout to enable the output of water from the mouth after the lock joint sleeve is fastened to a top section of the water supply base, wherein the internal threads along the bottom section of the lock joint sleeve are configured to be fastened to the external threads along the top section of the water supply base, wherein the internal threads of the lock joint sleeve are tapped to support the mounting ring, when the mounting ring is inserted and positioned against the bottom edge of the stepped section at the middle section inside the lock joint sleeve, the internal threads of the lock joint sleeve have an internal threaded section threadedly connected to external threads located on the outer circumference of the mounting ring to enable the mounting ring to be fully fastened within an inner circumference of the lock joint sleeve thereby effectively coupling the lock joint sleeve to the outer circumference of the mounting sleeve.