Sink spout

Abstract

A sink spout includes a conduit including an inlet, first and second outlets, and an intermediate tunnel having a port communicating with the inlet; a nozzle assembly including central and peripheral nozzles; a central channel communicating with both the first outlet and the central nozzles; a peripheral channel communicating with both the second outlet and the peripheral nozzles; a spring biased shank in the tunnel and including an intermediate, annular recess and an enlargement at an end; a sleeve including two aligned through holes, the sleeve being positioned on the shank with the through holes communicating with the recess; and a pivotal push button including a receptacle with the enlargement positioned therein. In response to pressing the push button, the shank moves to establish a flow path from the inlet to the peripheral nozzles via the port, the recess, the through holes, the first outlet, the peripheral channel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sink spout comprising:
 a spray handle;   a conduit disposed in the spray handle and including an inlet, a first outlet, a second outlet, and a tunnel disposed between the inlet and the first and second outlets and having a port communicating with the inlet;   a nozzle assembly releasably secured to the spray handle and including a plurality of central nozzles and a plurality of peripheral nozzles;   a central channel disposed in the spray handle and communicating with both the first outlet and the central nozzles;   a peripheral channel disposed around the central channel and communicating with both the second outlet and the peripheral nozzles;   a spring biased shank disposed in the tunnel and including an intermediate, annular recess and an enlargement at an end;   a sleeve including an axial channel and two aligned through holes through an intermediate portion, the sleeve being positioned on an intermediate portion of the spring biased shank with the through holes communicating with the intermediate, annular recess; and   a push button pivotably secured to the spray handle and including a receptacle on an inner surface with the enlargement positioned therein;   wherein in a predetermined operating mode, the port communicates with the second outlet to establish a first flow path from the inlet to the central nozzles via the port, the second outlet, and the central channel; and   wherein in response to pressing a portion of the push button aligned with the enlargement, the spring biased shank moves to block the second outlet and establish a second flow path from the inlet to the peripheral nozzles via the port, the intermediate, annular recess, the through holes, the first outlet, and the peripheral channel.