Faucet base ring
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1. An insulator base for an electronic faucet having a decorative finish mounted to a mounting deck, the insulator base comprising:
- a housing including an outer sidewall and an upper surface extending about an opening defining a longitudinal axis,a non-conductive film covering at least a portion of the housing, wherein the film has a decorative finish matching the decorative finish of the electronic faucet; and
a light assembly affixed to the housing, the light assembly including a light emitter electrically coupled to a connecting wire;
wherein the insulator base is configured to electrically insulate the electronic faucet from the mounting deck, and wherein the housing permits the transmission of light from the light emitter through the housing.
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Abstract
An insulator base for an electronic faucet includes a housing supporting a light assembly and a connecting wire electrically coupled to the light assembly. A polymer housing secures the light assembly and the connecting wire within the housing. A non-conductive exterior film allows the isolation base to match the finish on an electronically controlled faucet for electrical isolation and faucet status display.
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1. An insulator base for an electronic faucet having a decorative finish mounted to a mounting deck, the insulator base comprising:
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a housing including an outer sidewall and an upper surface extending about an opening defining a longitudinal axis, a non-conductive film covering at least a portion of the housing, wherein the film has a decorative finish matching the decorative finish of the electronic faucet; and a light assembly affixed to the housing, the light assembly including a light emitter electrically coupled to a connecting wire; wherein the insulator base is configured to electrically insulate the electronic faucet from the mounting deck, and wherein the housing permits the transmission of light from the light emitter through the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic faucet comprising:
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a delivery spout including an exterior surface having a metallic finish; a water conduit extending within the delivery spout and including a water outlet; an insulator base positioned intermediate the delivery spout and a mounting deck, the base electrically insulating the delivery spout from the mounting deck, the base including a housing defining an opening receiving the water conduit and having an outer sidewall, an upper surface, and a lower surface in contact with the mounting deck, and a film extending from the upper surface to the lower surface and covering at least a portion of the housing, the film having an appearance matching the metallic finish of the exterior surface of the delivery spout; a light assembly supported by the housing and having a light emitter encapsulated by the housing; and a controller operably coupled to the light assembly, the controller configured to control operation of the light emitter; wherein the film includes at least one status indicator configured to be visible when light from the light emitter is transmitted through the housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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