Patent Document:

with reference to the figures , the reference numeral 1 generally designates the sprayer provided with means for coupling , in particular a thread 2 for coupling to the end 3 of a flexible hose 4 comprised within a faucet 5 . more specifically , the thread 2 protrudes from a water conveyance body , generally designated by the reference numeral 6 and described hereinafter , which is comprised within an external enclosure 7 . the reference numerals 8 and 9 designate two wings that protrude monolithically from the body 6 and are inclined so as to provide substantially portions of screw threads that are designed to enter , following a translational motion in the direction of the axis of the sprayer , respective notches provided in a bush 10 , which is locked at the end of the faucet 5 , and to make contact , following a rotary motion imparted by the user to the sprayer , with abutments , such as inclined planes that are adjacent to said notches and are also formed within the bush 10 : in this way , the wing 8 is designed to enter a notch 8 a and make contact with an adjacent inclined plane 8 b , while the wing 9 , after entering a notch not shown in the figures , is designed to make contact with an inclined plane 9 a . it clearly appears that the sprayer assumes , during engagement with the faucet 5 , a helical motion that leads it to a stable engagement position , with the assurance of making contact with the terminal rim of the faucet 5 , thus protecting at the same time functional and aesthetic requirements . obviously , the inclined planes 8 b and 9 a can be replaced with different abutments , so long as they are capable of ensuring the condition of helical motion of the sprayer as described above . the water conveyance body 6 is now described with particular reference to fig5 , 8 and 9 ; said body is provided , as mentioned , at the inlet of the threaded portion 2 , with a connection to the flexible hose 4 and is associated at its output with a disk 11 , which comprises a central port 12 , provided with a ring 13 for containing an aerator , not shown in the figures , and peripheral ports such as 14 . it is indeed the association with the disk 11 that achieves the locking of the body 6 with respect to the external enclosure 7 , the protrusion 7 a whereof remains indeed closed between the body 6 and the disk 11 . the body 6 accommodates a switching device , which comprises a flow control element 15 associated with a rod 16 , which has , at one end , a button 17 , and accommodates a lever 18 , which is associated with the button 17 at a first end , is pivoted at the body at the center , and is shaped like a further button at a second end 18 a ; a hood 19 , made of an elastic material such as rubber , covers the button 17 and the end 18 a of the lever . the switching device is per se known ; it is enough to note that the situation of fig5 provides the connection , illustrated by the arrows , of an inlet duct 20 to the second duct that conveys the water to ports such as 14 , thus achieving the peripheral jet , while the situation of fig6 provides the connection , also illustrated by the arrows , of the inlet duct 20 to the first duct that conveys the water to the port 12 , thus providing the central jet . the body 6 is divided into two sections , respectively designated by the reference numerals 6 a and 6 b , each of which contains a portion of said water conveyance ducts : accordingly , the section 6 a contains a portion 21 a and the section 6 b contains a portion 21 b of the second duct that conveys water to the peripheral ports , and the section 6 a contains a portion 22 a and the section 6 b contains a portion 22 b of the first duct that conveys water to the central port . in this manner it is particularly easy to provide said ducts . the two sections 6 a and 6 b are detachably connected to each other by way of connection means that comprise the l - shaped tabs 23 and 24 , which protrude from the section 6 b and are adapted to enter with a translational motion a notch provided in the section 6 a , such as 23 a for a tab 23 , and to then make contact , as a consequence of a rotary motion , with an inclined - plane contact region that is adjacent to said notch , such as 23 b again for the tab 23 , obtaining therefrom a helical relative motion of the two sections that causes their engagement : cavities or seats such as 25 and 26 , formed respectively in the section 6 b and in the section 6 a , are intended to be arranged so that they face each other in the position for engaging the two sections that is shown in fig9 , so as to allow accommodation of a pin that is adapted to ensure the stability of the coupling . the l - shaped element and the corresponding contact region may of course assume any configuration , so long as it is capable of ensuring the above cited helical motion condition . going back now to the switching device , it is noted that the button 17 is associated with the end of the rod 16 by means of a thread , and that a stud 27 is provided that is inserted in the hood region 19 that lies above the end 18 a of the lever , so as to provide an element that allows strong tactile identification . finally , on the lever 18 there are two tabs 18 b and 18 c , which have good elastic characteristics and which , by making contact with the wall of the duct portion 21 a ensure stable placement of said lever in every functional condition . the described invention is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations in addition to the ones already mentioned , all of which are within the scope of the appended claims : thus , for example , the notches for the passage of the wings 8 and 9 or of the tabs 23 and 24 may assume any shape . the disclosures in italian patent application no . mn2004a000005 from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference .

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