Patent ID: 7581685

Claim:
A faucet end piece connectable to an extremity of a faucet nozzle, said faucet supplying water at a controllable water pressure, said faucet end piece comprising: a cylindrical body having upper and lower portions, said upper portion being connectable to the faucet nozzle, said cylindrical body comprising: a cylindrical side wall defining a cavity therein; a hollow vertical pipe extending within the cavity; and an internal partition extending across said cavity and connecting the hollow vertical pipe to the cylindrical side wall, said internal partition being provided with at least one water passage therethrough; a valve insertable in said cavity and comprising: a cap portion having a closed upper end, a bore therethrough and an opened lower end, said cap portion being adapted to fit over the hollow vertical pipe of said cylindrical body and having at least one side orifice therein; and a flange portion projecting transversally from said cap portion; and a resilient element insertable within said cavity between the internal partition of the cylindrical body and the flange portion of the valve for biasing said valve upwardly; wherein said valve is movable vertically within the cavity under the effect of said water pressure, between an upper position range wherein water is allowed to flow down through the at least one side orifice of the cap portion of the valve, the bore of the cap portion of the valve and through the hollow vertical pipe of the cylindrical body, and a lower position range where water is allowed to flow around the cap portion of the valve and through the at least one water passage in the internal partition of the cylindrical body.