Dispensing faucet for a pressurized source
AssigneeVent-Matic Co., Inc.
InventorBradford G. Amidzich
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Abstract
A faucet comprises a valve body having a bore, an inlet port and an outlet port. A plunger is disposed in the valve body and is reciprocated in the bore. The inlet port opens into a fluid passage adapted for connection to a pressurized source, and the outlet port opens into a dispensing spigot adapted to discharge materials from the faucet. A handle having a pivotal lever is disposed in the valve body and engages the plunger to reciprocate longitudinally through the bore. A plug is mounted on the plunger and has axial and radial sealing surfaces. The plug is forced against the axial valve seat when the valve is closed to deform in both axial and radial directions.
Claims17
A faucet comprising:
- (A) a valve body having a bore that has axially aligned inlet and outlet ports and having a seat disposed adjacent said outlet port;
- (B) a plunger disposed in said valve body between said inlet port and said outlet port, wherein said plunger has an upstream end and a downstream, free end, and wherein said plunger is moveable axially within said bore, in a direction parallel to fluid flow, from a valve-open position to a valve-closed position;
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- (C) a valve seal mounted on said plunger, wherein said seal seals against said seat when said plunger is in said valve-closed position and is spaced from said seat when said plunger is in said valve-open position, and wherein at least a majority of said plunger is configured to be immersed in fluid in said bore when said plunger is in said valve closed position
A faucet comprising:
- (A) a valve body having a fluid source connection portion and an integral downward turning spigot connection portion;
- (B) a horizontally-oriented bore within said body, wherein an inlet port is formed from an upstream end of said bore and an outlet port is formed from a downstream end of said bore, and wherein said inlet port and said outlet port are axially aligned with one another;
- (C) a plunger disposed within said valve body between said inlet and outlet ports, said plunger having an upstream end and a downstream end, wherein said plunger is moveable axially within said bore, in a direction parallel to fluid flow, from a valve-open position to a valve-closed position, and wherein at least a majority of said plunger is configured to be immersed in fluid in said bore when said plunger is in said valve closed position;
- (D) a flow modifying tip that is disposed on said downstream end of said plunger that extends at least partially into said outlet port when said plunger is in said valve-open position;
- (E) a valve seal disposed on said plunger in the vicinity of the downstream end thereof;
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- (F) a valve seat between said inlet and outlet ports, wherein said valve seal seals against said seat when said plunger is in said valve-closed position and is spaced from said seat when said plunger is in said valve-open position.
A faucet comprising:
- (A) a valve body having a fluid source connection portion and an integral downward turning spigot connection portion;
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- (B) a horizontally-oriented bore within said body, wherein an inlet port is formed from an upstream end of said bore and an outlet port is formed from a downstream end of said bore, and wherein said inlet port and said outlet port are axially aligned with one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.