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US 2026/0049465 A1Published application
Valve body extension
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorDavid Lee
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Abstract
A valve body extension including an in-wall rough assembly fluidly coupled to an extension valve assembly. The in-wall rough assembly includes a rough valve body receiving an adapter. The extension valve assembly includes an extension valve body receiving a valve cartridge. A diverter valve assembly may be fluidly coupled to the extension valve assembly.
Claims29
A valve body extension comprising:
- an in-wall rough assembly including:
- a rough valve body including a chamber, a hot water port, a cold water port and a mixed water port, and
- an adapter received within the chamber of the rough valve body and including a hot water passageway in fluid communication with the hot water port, a cold water passageway in fluid communication with the cold water port, and a mixed water passageway in fluid communication with the mixed water port;
- an extension valve assembly including:
- an extension valve body including a chamber, a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet and a mixed water outlet, and
- a valve cartridge received within the chamber of the extension valve body and in fluid communication with the hot water inlet, the cold water inlet and the mixed water outlet, the valve cartridge including a movable valve member configured to control water flow from the hot water inlet and the cold water inlet to the mixed water outlet;
- a hot water line fluidly coupling the hot water passageway of the adapter of the in-wall rough assembly and the hot water inlet of the extension valve body;
- a cold water line fluidly coupling the cold water passageway of the adapter of the in-wall rough assembly and the cold water inlet of the extension valve body;
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- a mixed water line fluidly coupling the mixed water passageway of the adapter of the in-wall rough assembly and the mixed water outlet of the extension valve body.
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A valve body extension comprising:
- an in-wall rough assembly including:
- an adapter including a hot water passageway in fluid communication with the hot water port, a cold water passageway in fluid communication with the cold water port, and a mixed water passageway in fluid communication with the mixed water port;
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- an extension valve assembly including:
- an extension valve body fluidly coupled to the in-wall rough assembly, the extension valve body including a chamber, a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet and a mixed water outlet, and
- a valve cartridge received within the chamber of the extension valve body and in fluid communication with the hot water inlet, the cold water inlet and the mixed water outlet;
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- a diverter valve assembly fluidly coupled to the extension valve assembly.
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A valve body extension comprising:
- an in-wall rough assembly including:
- an adapter including a hot water passageway in fluid communication with the hot water port, a cold water passageway in fluid communication with the cold water port, and a mixed water passageway in fluid communication with the mixed water port;
- and
- an extension valve assembly including:
- an extension valve body including a chamber, a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet and a mixed water outlet, and
- a valve cartridge received within the chamber of the extension valve body and in fluid communication with the hot water inlet, the cold water inlet and the mixed water outlet, the valve cartridge including a movable valve member configured to control water flow from the hot water inlet and the cold water inlet to the mixed water outlet;
- a diverter valve assembly fluidly coupled to the extension valve assembly;
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- wherein the diverter valve assembly includes:
- a diverter valve body including a mixed water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet;
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- a diverter valve cartridge received within the diverter valve body and configured to provide selective fluid communication between the mixed water inlet and at least one of the first water outlet and the second water outlet.
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A valve body extension comprising:
- a valve body including a chamber, a hot water port and a cold water port;
- an adapter received within the chamber of the valve body and including a hot water passageway in fluid communication with the hot water port, and a cold water passageway in fluid communication with the cold water port;
- at least one valve including a hot water inlet and a cold water inlet in fluid communication with the adapter;
- a hot water line fluidly coupling the hot water passageway of the adapter and the hot water inlet of the at least one valve;
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- a cold water line fluidly coupling the cold water passageway of the adapter and the cold water inlet of the at least one valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.