Wall faucet assembly

Abstract

Various aspects of a wall faucet assembly are discussed herein, including an inner assembly that is configured to removable connect to an outer assembly. When connected, a water line connected to the outer assembly passes from the outer assembly to the inner assembly when the inner assembly is manipulated to an operative position. The inner assembly may not require a handle or key for operation and further provides a vacuum breaker to prevent a backflow with an umbrella valve.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wall faucet assembly comprising:
 an outer assembly having an outer pipe;   an inner assembly having an inner pipe; and   the inner pipe removably received within the outer pipe.   
     
     
         2 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 1  further comprising the inner assembly having a faucet outlet connected to the inner pipe, and the faucet outlet having a plurality of ribs extending radially from a body. 
     
     
         3 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 2  further comprising at least one of the plurality of ribs formed by a pair of angled sides that angle towards one another to a top wall. 
     
     
         4 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 3  wherein the plurality of ribs is made of a reinforced polymer. 
     
     
         5 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 3  wherein the plurality of ribs extend around only a portion of the body. 
     
     
         6 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 1  further comprising the inner pipe having a depressor, wherein the depressor has a base and a peak with at least one extension positioned between the base and the peak. 
     
     
         7 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 6  wherein the depressor has a shape of a plus sign and is configured to allow passage of water through the depressor and into the inner pipe. 
     
     
         8 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 1  further comprising a valve body positioned within the outer pipe that operatively connects to a valve coupling of the inner assembly. 
     
     
         9 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 8  further comprising the valve body having a sidewall positioned between a partially open end wall and an open-end wall, and a plug, a spring, and a ring positioned within the valve body, wherein the spring is positioned between the plug and the ring, and the plug is most adjacent the partially open end wall. 
     
     
         10 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 8  wherein the valve coupling has an internal rim that separates a connection of the valve coupling to the inner pipe and the valve coupling to the valve body. 
     
     
         11 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 1  further comprising a wall mount having a series of apertures that receive a set screw to affix the outer pipe to the wall mount. 
     
     
         12 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 1  further comprising a pipe cap that is sized and shaped to be received on the outer pipe. 
     
     
         13 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 12  wherein the outer pipe has a pair of roll pins that are received in a pair of slots in the pipe cap. 
     
     
         14 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 13  wherein the pair of slots have an L-shape such that the pair of roll pins are received in a vertical section of the pair of slots wherein when the pipe cap is rotated. 
     
     
         15 . The wall faucet assembly of claim of  claim 12  further comprising a wall mount connected to the outer pipe, wherein the wall mount has a first eyelet and the pipe cap has a second eyelet, and the first eyelet and the second eyelet are configured to be connected to one another by a linkage. 
     
     
         16 . A wall faucet assembly comprising:
 an outer assembly having an outer pipe; and   an inner assembly having a faucet outlet having a plurality of ribs extending radially from a body, wherein the plurality of ribs are configured to provide manual manipulation of the inner assembly to adjust a flow of water.   
     
     
         17 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 16  further comprising the inner assembly having a vacuum breaker comprising an umbrella valve. 
     
     
         18 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 17  further comprising the vacuum breaker having a perforated bottom wall and a sidewall extending away from the perforated bottom wall, and the umbrella valve connected to the perforated bottom wall. 
     
     
         19 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 18  further comprising the umbrella valve having a post, a stop, and a disc, wherein the post is received in the perforated bottom wall, the stop is positioned in a body of a faucet outlet, and the disc forms a canopy covering the perforated bottom wall from within an opening of the body. 
     
     
         20 . The wall faucet assembly of  claim 19  wherein the disc is made of a silicone membrane and is configured to block water from passing from the opening in the body through the perforated bottom wall and to distort away from the perforated bottom wall when a back flow is present to allow air to pass through the perforated bottom wall and into an inner pipe of the inner assembly via the faucet outlet.