Shipping package containing a faucet and a pre-rinse unit.

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EP 1 538 268 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	31.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/05

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/23

(21)	Application number: 04106036.9

(22)	Date of filing: 24.11.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E03C 1/04^(2006.01)
E03C 1/06^(2006.01)

E03C 1/02^(2006.01)
F16L 3/10^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK YU

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Priority:

02.12.2003 US 726152

(71)	Applicant: T & S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc.
	South Carolina 29690-1088 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Weaver, Mark V. Six Mile, South Carolina 29682 (US) Scruggs, William J. Liberty, South Carolina 29657 (US) Blanchard, Olvier A. Greenville, South Carolina 29605 (US)

(74)	Representative: Schlief, Thomas P. et al
	Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 84 85055 Ingolstadt 85055 Ingolstadt (DE)

(54)	Shipping package containing a faucet and a pre-rinse unit.

(57) Improved plumbing fixture fittings (40) for commercial sinks having a faucet (41) with a pre-rinse unit includes a universal tap (42) and flexible steel hoses to connect the universal tap (42) of the faucet (41) with the building's source of supply of water (16,17) to the sink. Special packaging for the pre-rinse fixtures can include a rigid plastic shell (83) that shields at least some of the underlying fittings from the shrink-wrap material that holds the fittings against movement on a rigid substrate. The fittings are pre-assembled before being mounted to the rigid substrate (32) by the shrink-wrap material.

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