Faucet with Retractable Spout That Can Be Positioned Quickly and Automatically
First Claim
1. A faucet, comprising:
- a faucet body;
a bent tube mounted on the faucet body;
a flexible water outlet pipe retractably mounted in the bent tube and having a distal end provided with a connector protruding outwardly from a distal end of the bent tube;
an elastic sleeve mounted in the distal end of the bent tube;
a first magnetic member mounted in the elastic sleeve;
a locking sleeve mounted on the connector of the water outlet pipe and detachably inserted into the elastic sleeve;
a second magnetic member mounted in the locking sleeve to move in concert with the locking sleeve and movable to approach the first magnetic member so that the second magnetic member is attracted magnetically by the first magnetic member to attach the locking sleeve to the elastic sleeve; and
a spout locked onto the locking sleeve and having an inner portion formed with a water inlet port connected to the connector of the water outlet pipe to connect the spout to the water outlet pipe.
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Abstract
A faucet includes a faucet body, a bent tube mounted on the faucet body, a water outlet pipe retractably mounted in the bent tube and having a connector, an elastic sleeve mounted in the distal end of the bent tube, a first magnetic member mounted in the elastic sleeve, a locking sleeve mounted on the connector of the water outlet pipe and inserted into the elastic sleeve, a second magnetic member mounted in the locking sleeve and movable to approach the first magnetic member, and a spout locked onto the locking sleeve. Thus, when the locking sleeve is inserted into the elastic sleeve, the second magnetic member is attracted magnetically by the first magnetic member so as to position the locking sleeve in the elastic sleeve and to position the spout onto the distal end of the bent tube.
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1. A faucet, comprising:
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a faucet body; a bent tube mounted on the faucet body; a flexible water outlet pipe retractably mounted in the bent tube and having a distal end provided with a connector protruding outwardly from a distal end of the bent tube; an elastic sleeve mounted in the distal end of the bent tube; a first magnetic member mounted in the elastic sleeve; a locking sleeve mounted on the connector of the water outlet pipe and detachably inserted into the elastic sleeve; a second magnetic member mounted in the locking sleeve to move in concert with the locking sleeve and movable to approach the first magnetic member so that the second magnetic member is attracted magnetically by the first magnetic member to attach the locking sleeve to the elastic sleeve; and a spout locked onto the locking sleeve and having an inner portion formed with a water inlet port connected to the connector of the water outlet pipe to connect the spout to the water outlet pipe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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