AUTO-RETRACTING MECHANISM FOR FAUCET SPRAY HEAD

摘要

An auto-retracting faucet spray head has an auto-retract mechanism, which includes a docking assembly provided at the end of the faucet body to facilitate automatic retraction and docking of the spray head. The docking assembly includes a spring-loaded mechanism that automatically docks the spray head to the faucet body when an adapter coupled to the spray head engages the docking assembly.

主权项

1. A docking assembly attachable to a faucet body, the docking assembly comprising:
a shell; a gripping member slidably housed at least partially within the shell, the gripping member comprising a gripper body and a gripper ring extending from the gripper body; a turret fixed within the shell and concentrically arranged about at least a portion of the gripping member, the turret comprising a first end having a chamfered interior wall; and a captive spring arranged between the gripper ring and a second end of the turret, opposite the first end, the captive spring configured to provide a motive force to move the gripping member from an extended position to a docked position.