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Deck-mount mixing-faucet assembly

US5660203A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
3References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 1996
Grant dateAug 26, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/9464
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A mixing faucet adapted to be mounted on a support body having an outside face, an inside face, and a hole extending between the faces has a faucet body adapted to sit on the outside face over the hole, a mixing valve in the body having hot- and cold-water inlet ports and a mixed-water outlet port, and a rigid tubular stem fixed to the body, extending through the hole, formed with a passage connected to one of the ports, having at the outer face an external screwthread, and having an outer end. At least one conduit extends through the hole and is connected to another of the ports. A nut is threaded onto the external screwthread of the stem and bears against the inside face.

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