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US 2020/0408313 A1Published application
Valve cartridge housing assembly
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorBenjamin Michael Allen
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Abstract
A faucet assembly including a housing body, a valve assembly received within the housing body, and a waterway assembly having a base supporting the valve assembly. A face seal is positioned between the valve assembly and the base of the waterway assembly. An upper radial seal is positioned between the valve assembly and an internal surface of the housing body, and a lower radial seal is positioned between the base and the internal surface of the housing body.
Claims25
A faucet assembly comprising:
- a housing body including a sidewall defining an opening;
- a faucet valve assembly received within the opening of the housing body;
- an upper annular seal supported by the faucet valve assembly and configured to engage with an internal surface of the housing body;
- a base supporting the faucet valve assembly at a valve interface;
- a face seal at the valve interface between the faucet valve assembly and the base;
- a lower annular seal supported by the base and configured to engage with the internal surface of the housing body;
- a plurality of tubular members having first and second ends, the plurality of tubular members supported by the base and configured to be in fluid communication with the faucet valve assembly;
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- a mounting nut configured to removably couple to the housing body within the opening defined by the sidewall.
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A faucet assembly comprising:
- a housing body including a sidewall defining an opening;
- a valve assembly received within the opening of the housing body, the valve assembly having a lower housing with a bottom face including a plurality of openings, the lower housing including a groove around a perimeter of the lower housing;
- a first o-ring received within the groove of the lower housing of the valve assembly, the first o-ring configured to sealingly engage with an internal surface of the housing body;
- a base disposed within the housing body including a first face, a second face, and a plurality of openings extending between the first face and the second face, wherein the openings are configured to align with the plurality of the openings of the cartridge valve assembly;
- a plurality of tubular members having first and second ends, the first ends received by the openings of the base;
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- a mounting nut configured to removably couple to the housing body within the opening defined by the sidewall;
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- a face seal intermediate the faucet valve assembly and the base, wherein the mounting nut when tightened is configured to compress the intermediate seal between the faucet valve assembly and the base to form a substantially fluid-tight seal.
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A faucet assembly comprising:
- a housing body including a sidewall defining an opening;
- a valve assembly received within the opening of the housing body;
- a waterway assembly including a base supporting the valve assembly;
- a face seal between the valve assembly and the base of the waterway assembly;
- an upper radial seal between the valve assembly and an internal surface of the housing body, the upper radial seal positioned above the face seal;
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- a lower radial seal between the base and the internal surface of the housing body, the lower radial seal positioned below the face seal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.