Patent ID: 7344094

Claim:
A sprayer for attachment to the spout of a faucet, the sprayer comprising: (i) a coupling for releasably securing said sprayer to the spout of a faucet; (ii) a spray head through which fluid may be directed for expulsion from said sprayer; and, (iii) a neck portion connecting said coupling to said spray head, said neck portion including a passageway permitting the flow of fluid from the spout of the faucet to said spray head, said neck portion flexibly resilient and permitting said spray head to be displaced from a rest position where said spray head is generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of said sprayer to a deflected position where said spray head is deflected from said rest position, said resiliency of said neck portion causing said spray head to be normally biased toward said rest position, said neck portion further including a deflection limiter preventing said spray head from being deflected more than a pre-determined amount from the longitudinal axis of said sprayer, said deflection limiter comprised of a series of ring members spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of said neck portion, the diameter of said ring members increasing in a direction from said coupling to said spray head.