Lead-free faucet housing
AssigneeMoen Incorporated
InventorRoss E. Kingman
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Abstract
A faucet housing includes a hollow copper base and at least one copper inlet conduit in communication with the hollow interior of the base. The conduit is brazed to the base with a no-lead solder so that the combination of the conduit, solder and base provides a lead-free environment for water passing therethrough. There is a hollow plastic body coaxial with the base, with the hollow interior of the body and the base together being of a size and shape to receive a faucet cartridge therein. There is an outlet opening in the body and there is a seal ring positioned between the body and the base. The body and base include interlocking structure for attaching the two together to form a lead-free faucet housing.
Claims15
A faucet housing including a hollow base formed of a metallic non-lead bearing material, at least one metallic non-lead bearing inlet conduit in communication with the hollow interior of said base, said inlet conduit being brazed to said metallic base with a no-lead brazing material, and a hollow nonmetallic no-lead body coaxial with said base, the hollow interior of said body and base being of a size and shape to receive a faucet cartridge therein, an outlet opening in said body, a seal ring positioned between said body and said base, and means for attaching said body to said base to form a lead-free faucet housing.
A faucet housing including a hollow copper base, at least one copper inlet conduit in communication with the hollow interior of said base, said inlet conduit being brazed to said copper base with a no-lead solder, and a hollow plastic body coaxial with said base, the hollow interior of said body and base being of a size and shape to receive a faucet cartridge therein, an outlet opening in said body, a seal ring positioned between said body and base, and means for attaching said body to said base to form a lead-free faucet housing.
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