Reinforced non-metallic faucet body
AssigneeMoen Incorporated
InventorDonald W. Peterson
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Abstract
A non-metallic faucet body has spaced hot and cold water hollow inlet shanks and a hollow body located generally centrally between the shanks. The hollow body is formed end adapted to mount a faucet control valve. There ere water conduits connecting the hollow inlet shanks and the hollow body. There is a reinforcing beam which supports the lower side of the conduits, with the beam extending between and being generally continuous from one shank to another. There are reinforcing elements for each of the shanks to resist shank failure from torque applied to the exterior thereof during installation of the faucet body.
Claims6
A non-metallic faucet body including spaced hot and cold water hollow inlet shanks, a hollow body located generally centrally between said shanks and being formed and adapted to mount a faucet control valve therein, water conduits integral with and connecting the hollow inlet shanks and the hollow body,
- a reinforcing beam supporting the lower side of said conduits, said beam extending between and being generally continuous from one shank to another, and
- reinforcing means for each of said shanks to resist shank failure from torque applied thereto during installation of said non-metallic faucet body, said reinforcing means including a plurality of radially inwardly directed, axially extending, reinforcing ribs integral with said shank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.