Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a faucet including a base and a spout includes providing a first faucet portion defining a first edge extending a distance between the base and the spout, providing a second faucet portion defining a second edge extending the distance, welding, by a laser welding apparatus, the first edge of the first faucet portion to the second edge of the second faucet portion to form a welded joint extending along the distance, and grinding the welded joint to form a faucet body.

Abstract: A toilet includes a bowl having an opening, an outlet, and two jet holes positioned above a water line defined by a weir of a trapway. The two jet holes are configured to evacuate waste from the bowl into a drain.

Abstract: A toilet includes a bowl having an opening, an outlet, and two jet holes positioned above a water line defined by a weir of a trapway. The two jet holes are configured to evacuate waste from the bowl into a drain.

Abstract: A non-metallic filter assembly including a non-metallic canister having a closed end, an open end, and defining a hollow. A non-metallic bottom assembly is mounted on the open end of the canister and a non-metallic element assembly is disposed within the hollow of the canister. The element assembly includes a pleated media having a first end and a second end, each of which is sealed along an interior surface of each of the ends. Alternatively, each of first and second ends may be sealed by fixing the ends in a mold. The bottom assembly includes an integrally formed center tube which extends into the hollow of the canister and about which the pleated media is disposed. The closed end of the canister includes radially extending, spaced-apart ribs projecting into the hollow and supporting the second end of element assembly.

Abstract: An oil filter gasket includes a body and a flap extending inwardly from the body away from a recess of an oil filter housing. The body provides a compression fitting between the oil filter and a mounting structure. The flap also provides a compression fitting between the oil filter and mounting structure. As oil pressure within the oil filter increases, the flap is further forced into engagement with the mounting structure thereby increasing the oil pressure that the oil filter may be subjected to before leaking.