Freeze proof faucet

A faucet adapted to be mounted to a wall having an exterior surface comprising:

• an elongated tubular plastic housing defining an interior housing chamber, one end of said housing chamber open to a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet open to said housing chamber adjacent the other end of said housing, said fluid inlet open to a valve seat, closely adjacent said one end of said housing chamber,
• means for mounting said housing to the wall so that said one housing end extends inwardly from said exterior surface of the wall and said other housing end extends outwardly from the exterior surface of the wall,
• an elongated plastic valve member having a valve face at one end and an abutment surface at its other end, said valve member being longitudinally slidably mounted in said housing chamber between a closed position in which said valve face abuts against and closes said valve seat, and an open position in which said valve face is spaced from said valve seat, and
• a plastic valve actuator having a pusher surface, means for mounting said valve actuator to the other end of said housing so that said valve actuator is movable between an axially retracted position in which said pusher surface engages said abutment surface and urges said valve face against said valve seat, and an axially extended position in which said pusher surface is spaced from said valve seat by a distance greater than the length of said valve member, said valve member and said actuator being free to move longitudinally with respect to each other when said valve actuator is in said extended position,
• wherein said valve member is dimensioned so that said pusher and abutment surfaces are spaced outwardly from said exterior wall surface.