Patent ID: 7252248

Claim:
A faucet aerator incorporating a flow compensator in order to allow higher flow rates of water at lower water pressures through said faucet aerator, comprising: a) a faucet aerator having an annular flow channel positioned along a longitudinal axis through said faucet aerator for passing of water through said annular flow channel; b) said faucet aerator including a flow compensator sub-assembly connected to a spray sub-assembly forming said faucet aerator; c) said flow compensator sub-assembly including a flow compensator member having a plurality of spaced-apart water hole openings allowing water at a high flow rate therethrough, a seat member seating and holding said flow compensator in place and a flow compensator ball joint having an exterior threaded section connecting to a connection ring of a faucet, a pin receiving opening receiving a pin therethrough and a ball joint member for receiving a seat joint swivel member thereon allowing said swivel member to swivel in a 360 degree rotation in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction; d) said pin including a water flow opening, a first arm opening and a second arm opening and a flip lever having a first arm and a second arm; said first arm opening and said second arm opening of said pin receiving said first arm and said second arm of said flip lever therein, respectively; and e) said flip lever being movable from a first water flow position to a second water flow position in order to regulate water flow rate for a particular spraying pattern.