Tap
AssigneeHocheng Corporation
InventorHui-Chu Yang
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Abstract
A tap is disclosed. The tap includes a shell having an upper hollow member and a lower cover attached to the upper hollow member. The upper hollow member is formed with a top opening. A single-piece valve body is received in the shell and has an inlet port, an outlet port and a chamber in fluid communication with the ports. In addition, a valve core is movable in the chamber and has a spindle extending to the exterior of the shell through the top opening. The tap further includes a handle connected to a distal end of the spindle for moving the valve core and thereby regulating a flow of liquid from the outlet port of the valve body.
Claims7
A tap comprising:
- a shell having an upper hollow member and a lower cover attached to said upper hollow member, said upper hollow member being formed with a top opening,
- a single-piece valve body received in said shell, said valve body having an inlet port, an outlet port and a chamber in fluid communication with said ports;
- a valve core movable in said chamber, said valve core having a spindle extending to the exterior of said shell through said top opening;
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- a handle connected to a distal end of said spindle for moving said valve core and thereby regulating a flow of liquid from said outlet port of said valve body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.