WEIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A FAUCET

摘要

A weight assembly for a faucet contains: a counterweight including a channel, the channel having an elongated first opening and a longitudinal height, and the longitudinal height being larger than a diameter of the hose; the counterweight also including a non-circular orifice, a first accommodating cavity, and a second accommodating cavity; a retainer inserted into the second accommodating cavity, the non-circular orifice, and the first accommodating cavity and including a notch for defining a second opening facing to the first opening; the notch having an arc-shaped contacting fringe; a longitudinal height of the second opening along the Z-axis direction being larger than the diameter of the hose; a pressing member mounted on a top end of the retainer; a resilient element defined between the first accommodating cavity of the counterweight and the pressing member. Thereby, the counterweight is removed and replaced easily by pressing and releasing the pressing member.

主权项

1. A weight assembly for a faucet comprising:
a counterweight including a channel defined therein in an X-axis direction, the channel having an elongated first opening defined therein and a longitudinal height defined in a Z-axis direction, and the longitudinal height being larger than a diameter of the hose, such that the hose is placed into the channel, a depth of the channel in a Y-axis direction being larger than the diameter of the hose, and hose being accommodated in the channel completely; the counterweight also including an orifice formed on a central position thereof and along the Z-axis direction, the orifice passing through and communicating with a middle section of the channel; the counterweight further including a first accommodating cavity defined on a top end thereof in the Z-axis direction and a second accommodating cavity arranged on a bottom end thereof in the Z-axis direction, and the orifice passing through the first accommodating cavity and the second accommodating cavity; a retainer inserted into the second accommodating cavity, the orifice, and the first accommodating cavity and including a notch arranged on a middle section thereof to define a second opening facing to the first opening; the notch having an arc-shaped contacting fringe formed on a bottom end thereof and corresponding to a peripheral wall of the hose; a longitudinal height of the second opening along the Z-axis direction being larger than the diameter of the hose; a pressing member mounted on a top end of the retainer; a resilient element defined between the first accommodating cavity of the counterweight and the pressing member to push the pressing member, and then the pressing member driving the retainer to move upwardly along the Z-axis direction, such that the hose in the notch of the retainer is retained between the contacting fringe and the channel.