Hose weight for a faucet
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1. A hose weight assembly comprising:
- a faucet outlet hose fluidly coupled to a dispensing unit of a faucet, the faucet outlet hose defining a loop;
an outer housing including a shell, the shell having an outer wall, an inner wall, a first end wall, and a chamber defined between the outer wall, the inner wall and the first end wall, and a cap secured to the shell and defining a second end wall;
wherein the outer wall is cylindrical, the inner wall is cylindrical, and the chamber is annular, the inner wall defining a passage slidably receiving the faucet outlet hose; and
a filler received within the chamber, the filler comprising a granular material having grains each with a major dimension of between 0.005 inches and 0.079 inches.
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Abstract
A hose weight for use with a faucet outlet hose fluidly coupled to a dispensing unit. The hose weight includes an outer housing defining a chamber and a filler received within the chamber.
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1. A hose weight assembly comprising:
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a faucet outlet hose fluidly coupled to a dispensing unit of a faucet, the faucet outlet hose defining a loop; an outer housing including a shell, the shell having an outer wall, an inner wall, a first end wall, and a chamber defined between the outer wall, the inner wall and the first end wall, and a cap secured to the shell and defining a second end wall; wherein the outer wall is cylindrical, the inner wall is cylindrical, and the chamber is annular, the inner wall defining a passage slidably receiving the faucet outlet hose; and a filler received within the chamber, the filler comprising a granular material having grains each with a major dimension of between 0.005 inches and 0.079 inches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hose weight assembly comprising:
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a faucet outlet hose fluidly coupled to a dispensing unit of a faucet, the faucet outlet hose defining a loop; an outer housing including a shell formed of a polymer, the shell having a cylindrical outer wall, a cylindrical inner wall, a first end wall, and an annular chamber defined between the cylindrical outer wall, the cylindrical inner wall and the first end wall, the inner wall defining a passage slidably receiving the faucet outlet hose, and a cap formed of a polymer, the cap secured to the shell and defining a second end wall, the cap including a center opening aligned with the passage defined by the inner wall, and the polymer having a density between 0.03 lbs. per cubic inch and 0.09 lbs. per cubic inch; and a filler received within the chamber, the filler comprising a metallic material having a density between 0.09 lbs. per cubic inch and 0.37 lbs. per cubic inch. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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