Claims
- 1. A water faucet spout having a stainless steel core forming a waterway, which waterway is subject to a requirement as to the permitted leachability of lead therefrom into the water passing therethrough, said faucet spout having a cast brass body, said body being cast about said core, with the core remaining a permanent element of the faucet spout, said core being formed of a material which has a melting point at least 200.degree. F. above the melting point of the material of the cast body and has a coefficient of expansion less than that of the cast body, said core being formed of a plurality of stainless steel parts joined together, preventing intrusion of the body material into the interior of the core, the core including inlet and outlet fittings attached thereto.
- 2. The faucet spout of claim 1 wherein the requirement as to the permitted leachability of lead is the NSF-61 protocol.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/225,633 filed on Apr. 11, 1994, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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