Non-rise faucet assembly
AssigneeMilwaukee Faucets, Inc.
InventorWilliam C. Schmitt
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Abstract
A faucet assembly having a rotatable, non-rise stem and which stem can be axially removed from its shank, the assembly having a removable retainer clip which slides into a transverse slot in the shank and forces the stem into proper seating engagement with the stem and locks the stem in place. A faucet handle has a skirt which is slipped over the retainer clip and prevents its removal from the shank. Two such faucet assemblies are mounted on a central shank by a telescoping connection, and interengaging means are provided between the telescoping parts to permit their easy assembly, but once they are assembled they are locked together and prevented from being pulled apart.
Claims6
A non-rise faucet comprising a shank having a lower end through which fluid is introduced and also having an upper end including a stem chamber and communicable with said lower end for the reception of fluid therefrom, an elongated and removable stem slideable into said chamber and having a lower end forming a movable valve in said chamber to permit regulated flow of water through said faucet upon rotation of said stem in said chamber, said upper end of said shank having a slot arranged generally transverse to said elongated stem, said stem having a radial shoulder adjacent its upper end for alignment with said transverse slot, and a removable retainer clip having a portion slideably engaged in said transverse slot, said portion having a recess for embracing and engaging the upper end of said stem when said clip is inserted in said transverse slot, said clip also having a bevelled edge at one side thereof for engagement with said shoulder when said clip is initially inserted in said slot, whereby further engagement of said clip into said slot causes said shoulder and stem to be pushed downwardly in said shank for operative engagement of said valve, said clip when inserted in said transverse slot preventing longitudinal movement of said elongated stem.
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