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US 2021/0356048 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.
Claims16
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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A faucet assembly comprising:
- a housing body including a sidewall defining an opening;
- a valve assembly received within the opening of the housing body;
- an upper radial seal supported by the valve assembly and configured to engage with an internal surface of the housing body;
- a base supporting the valve assembly at a valve interface;
- a face seal at the valve interface between the valve assembly and the base;
- a lower radial seal received within a groove around a perimeter of 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 valve assembly;
- a mounting nut configured to removably couple to the housing body within the opening defined by the sidewall;
- wherein the upper radial seal of the valve assembly contacts the internal surface of the sidewall of the housing body to form a substantially fluid-tight seal;
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- wherein the base includes a first face, a second face, and a plurality of openings extending between the first face and the second face, the openings sized to receive the first end of each of the tubular members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.