Mixing sillcock
OwnerMichael A. Brattoli, Mark S. Kacik +3inventors
InventorsMichael A. Brattoli, Mark S. Kacik, Christopher Relyea, Mathew Smith, Allen Talley
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a frost-free sillcock is provided. The sillcock has a single handle which rotates to control the temperature of the discharged fluid. The handle also moves axially toward and away from a mounting surface to control the volume of fluid discharged from the sillcock. Furthermore, the sillcock has valve components disposed on the inside of the mounting surface which can be serviced from outside of the mounting surface
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A frost-free mixing sillcock comprising:
- a spout for mounting on an exterior of a building;
- a valve body for mounting inside the building, the valve body having inlets for connecting to a hot water supply and a cold water supply, and the valve body having an outlet;
- a single handle operable to independently adjust temperature and flow rate of water discharging from the spout;
- and
- a cartridge assembly operable to mix water from the hot water supply and the cold water supply for delivery through the outlet, the cartridge assembly operable to be disposed at least partially within the valve body;
- wherein the cartridge assembly includes at least one assembly mechanism for removably securing the cartridge assembly relative to the valve body.
A frost-free mixing sillcock comprising:
- a spout for mounting on an exterior of a building;
- a valve body for mounting inside the building, the valve body having inlets for connecting to a hot water supply and a cold water supply, and the valve body having an outlet;
- a single handle operable to independently adjust temperature and flow rate of water discharging from the spout;
- and
- a cartridge assembly operable to mix water from the hot water supply and the cold water supply for delivery through the outlet, the cartridge assembly operable to be disposed at least partially within the valve body;
- wherein the cartridge assembly includes a first alignment mechanism;
- wherein the valve body includes a second alignment mechanism;
- and
- wherein the first alignment mechanism and the second alignment mechanism are operable to interface to properly align the cartridge assembly relative to the inlets of the valve body.
A frost-free mixing sillcock comprising:
- a spout for mounting on an exterior of a building;
- a valve body for mounting inside the building, the valve body having inlets for connecting to a hot water supply and a cold water supply, and the valve body having an outlet;
- a single handle operable to independently adjust temperature and flow rate of water discharging from the spout;
- and
- a cartridge assembly operable to mix water from the hot water supply and the cold water supply for delivery through the outlet, the cartridge assembly operable to be disposed at least partially within the valve body;
- wherein the cartridge assembly includes at least one assembly mechanism for removably securing the cartridge assembly relative to the valve body;
- wherein the cartridge assembly includes a first alignment mechanism;
- wherein the valve body includes a second alignment mechanism;
- and
- wherein the first alignment mechanism and the second alignment mechanism are operable to interface to properly align the cartridge assembly relative to the inlets of the valve body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.