Lever assembly for single-control mixing valve
AssigneeFriedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG
InventorWerner Gnauert
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Abstract
A single-control mixing valve has an upwardly directed stem extending along a stem axis and movable relative to a normally stationary valve axis for regulation of flow through the valve. A lever assembly has a flange element having a socket fitted complimentarily over the stem and a plate having a periphery and extending transversely of the valve axis, a first screw secures the flange element to the stem with the socket fitted over same, and a lever having a cup-shaped base part formed with a downwardly open seat complimentarily fittable with the plate and an arm projecting laterally from the base part. The seat has a laterally open recess, and a second screw secures the plate in the seat with a portion of the seat periphery projecting laterally into the recess.
Claims7
In combination with a single-control mixing valve having an upwardly directed stem extending along a stem axis and movable relative to a normally stationary valve axis for regulation of flow through the valve, a lever assembly comprising:
- a flange element having a socket fitted complimentarily over the stem and a plate having a periphery and extending transversely of the valve axis;
- means for securing the flange element to the stem with the socket fitted over same;
- a lever having a cup-shaped base part formed with a downwardly open seat complimentarily fittable with the plate and an arm projecting laterally from the base part, the seat having a laterally open recess;
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- means for securing the plate in the seat with a portion of the seat periphery projecting laterally into the recess.
In combination with a single-control mixing valve having an upwardly directed stem extending along a stem axis and movable relative to a normally stationary valve axis for regulation of flow through the valve, a lever assembly comprising:
- a flange element having a socket fitted complimentarily over the stem and a flat plate having a substantially circular periphery and extending transversely of the valve axis;
- a first screw securing the flange element to the stem with the socket fitted over same;
- a lever having a cup-shaped base part formed with a downwardly open generally cylindrical seat complimentarily fittable with the plate and an arm projecting laterally from the base part, the seat having a laterally open groove recess;
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- a second screw threaded through the base part and engaging the plate for securing the plate in the seat and pressing a portion of the seat laterally into the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.