ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,967, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).
"Retractable hose management system" was invented by Jacob Frye (Sheboygan Falls, Wis.) and Erich Slothower (Kohler, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sprayhead hose retraction system including one or more pulley assemblies having one or more pullies. Each of the one or more pullies have defined grooves configured to receive a hose, at least in part, wherein a first end of the hose is connected to a sprayhead of a faucet and wherein the hose wraps around the one or more pullies such that extension of the sprayhead moves or rotates the one or more pullies as the sp...