Relevant to taps and handles and their operation

A handle for a tap assembly, wherein the tap assembly is a type that includes:

• a flow control mechanism, and
• a spindle associated with the now control mechanism and which is operable in use to rotate about a principal axis of the spindle in order to thereby operate the now control mechanism,
• and the handle is configured in such a way that:
• the handle is operable to be connected to the spindle such that, in use, a user can grasp the handle by hand and turn the handle to thereby rotate the spindle, and
• the location on the handle where the spindle connects to the handle coincides with the spindle's principal axis but does not coincide with the centroid of the handle's planform shape, and consequently when the handle is turned by a user in use, the handle rotates about the spindle's principal axis and the handle also moves or translates relative to the spindle's principal axis,
• wherein the handle is turnable between two extremes of rotation, namely an initial position and a final position, wherein an amount of rotation between these two extremes is less than 360°, and when the handle is in the initial position there is an area, or portion of a surface, which is obscured from a user's view by the handle, but when the handle is initially turned from the initial position towards the final position, the area or portion of the surface begins to be revealed, and with further rotation of the handle towards the final position, more of, or different parts of, said area or portion of the surface become revealed,
• wherein said area or portion of the surface includes one or more temperature indication markings,
• and wherein the handle includes a protuberance configured to point to the area or portion of the surface to indicate a temperature of water to be dispensed from the tap assembly.

An assembly including:

• a housing which is:
• operable to receive a tap flow control mechanism that has a spindle which can rotate about a principal axis of the spindle to operate the flow control mechanism;
• and operable to be received and held in place in a surface structure in which the assembly is to be installed;
• and
• a tap handle which is operable to be connected to the spindle of the tap flow control mechanism such that, in use, a user can grasp the handle by band and turn it to thereby rotate the spindle, and wherein the location on the handle where the spindle connects to the handle coincides with the spindle's principal axis but does not coincide with the centroid of the handle's planform shape, and consequently when the handle is turned by a user in use, the handle rotates about the spindle's principal axis and the handle also moves or translates relative to the spindle's principal axis,
• wherein the handle is turnable between two extremes of rotation, namely an initial position and a final position, wherein an amount of rotation between these two extremes is less than 360°, and when the handle is in the initial position there is an area, or portion of a surface, which is obscured from a user's view by the handle, but when the handle is initially turned from the initial position towards the final position, the area or portion of the surface begins to be revealed, and with further rotation of the handle towards the final position, more of, or different parts of, said area or portion of the surface become revealed,
• wherein said area or portion of the surface portion includes one or more temperature indication markings,
• and wherein the handle includes a protuberance configured to point to the area or surface portion to indicate a temperature of water to be dispensed from the tap assembly.