Faucet handle hub

A valve assembly for a faucet, the valve assembly comprising:

• a cartridge housing;
• a valve stem disposed within the cartridge housing and extending longitudinally away from the cartridge housing;
• a coupler operably coupled to the cartridge housing, the coupler including a coupler base and a coupler engagement member coupled to and extending longitudinally away from the coupler base, the coupler base being disposed at least partially around the valve stem and including a lower groove to allow pivoting movement of the valve stem, the coupler engagement member including a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots;
• a moveable valve member received within the cartridge housing and including a top face, a bottom face, a recess formed within the bottom face, and a stage supported on the top face, the stage received within the lower slot of the coupler base and operably coupled to a lower end of the valve stem;
• a lever operably coupled to the valve stem so that the valve stem and the moveable valve member move concurrently with the lever;
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• a handle hub including a hub engagement member having a plurality of prongs that cooperate with the slots of the coupler engagement member so that the valve stem and the moveable valve member rotate simultaneously with the coupler engagement member and the handle hub.

A faucet assembly, comprising:

• a valve body defining a longitudinal axis and including a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet, and a mixed water outlet;
• a valve cartridge received within the valve body, the valve cartridge including:
• a cartridge housing;
• a retainer including a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet, and a mixed water outlet in fluid communication with the hot water inlet, the cold water inlet, and the mixed water outlet of the valve body respectively;
• a stationary valve member coupled to and position above the retainer, the stationary valve member including a hot water inlet aperture, a cold water inlet aperture, and a mixed water outlet aperture in fluid communication with the hot water inlet, the cold water inlet, and the mixed water outlet of the retainer respectively, the stationary valve member further including a top face;
• a moveable valve member positioned above the stationary valve member, the moveable valve member including a top face, a bottom face, a recess formed by the bottom face, and a stage disposed on the top face, the stage forming an opening, wherein the bottom face of the moveable valve member contacts the top face of the stationary valve member and the recess is configured to be in selective fluid communication with at least one of the hot water inlet aperture, the cold water inlet aperture, and the mixed water outlet aperture of the stationary valve member;
• a coupler received within the cartridge housing, the coupler including a coupler base and a coupler engagement member;
• the coupler base including a groove receiving the stage of the moveable valve member and including a through-hole;
• a valve stem received within the coupler, a lower portion of the valve stem disposed within the groove formed by the coupler base so that a lower end of the valve stem is received by the opening of the stage of the moveable valve member and is configured to move within the groove of the coupler;
• a pivot pin received within the through-hole of the coupler base and supporting the valve stem for pivoting movement;
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• the coupler engagement member coupled to and extending away from the cartridge housing and disposed at least partially around the cartridge stem, the coupler engagement member defining a plurality of slots;
• a lever coupled to the valve stem so that the valve stem and the moveable valve member move substantially simultaneously with the lever;
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• a handle hub including a hub engagement member having a plurality of prongs that correspond with and couple to the slots of the coupler engagement member so that the valve stem and the moveable valve member rotate simultaneously with the coupler engagement member and the handle hub.