Patent ID: 7871020

Claim:
A faucet comprising: a delivery spout including an outlet; and a pull-out spray head fluidly coupled to a flexible water conduit extending through the delivery spout, and removably coupled to the outlet of the delivery spout, the spray head including a valve housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a compartment positioned intermediate, and in fluid communication with, the inlet and the outlet, a volume control movably supported within the compartment for providing continuous variable adjustment of fluid flow rate between the inlet and the outlet from a low flow to a high flow, the volume control configured to be set and maintained in a first position relative to the valve housing to provide the low flow, in a second position relative to the valve housing to provide the high flow, and in a plurality of positions intermediate the first position and the second position to provide fluid flow rates intermediate the low flow and the high flow, the volume control including a rotatable valve member having at least one opening in fluid communication with the inlet and in selective communication with the outlet, the valve member including a rotatable valve plate having at least one opening, the outlet including a first outlet and a second outlet spaced from the first outlet, wherein rotation of the valve plate such that the at least one opening is in fluid communication with the first outlet defines a stream mode of operation, and rotation of the valve plate such that the at least one opening is in fluid communication with the second outlet defines a spray mode of operation.