Waterway connection

A fluid delivery device for connection to a hot water supply and a cold water supply, the fluid delivery device comprising:

• a polymeric waterway component including a body having a fluid conduit therein;
• a hot water inlet of the fluid conduit being provided in a first end of the body of the polymeric waterway component,
• a cold water inlet of the fluid conduit being provided in a second end of the body of the polymeric waterway component, and
• a water outlet of the fluid conduit being provided in a top portion of the body of the polymeric waterway component, the water outlet being positioned between the first end of the body of the polymeric waterway component and the second end of the body of the polymeric waterway component;
• a hot water valve member having a hot water inlet for receiving hot water from the hot water supply along a first direction and a hot water outlet for communicating the hot water to the hot water inlet of the fluid conduit of the polymeric waterway component along a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, the hot water valve member being rotatable about a first axis parallel to the first direction;
• a cold water valve member having a cold water inlet for receiving cold water from the cold water supply along the first direction and a cold water outlet for communicating the cold water to the cold water inlet of the fluid conduit of the polymeric waterway component along a third direction, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction, the cold water valve member being rotatable about a second axis parallel to the first direction;
• a polymeric overmold component, the overmold component overmolded around the first end of the body of the polymeric waterway component, overmolded around the second end of the body of the polymeric waterway component, surrounding the hot water valve member, surrounding the cold water valve member, maintaining a position of the polymeric waterway component relative to the first axis of the hot water valve member, maintaining the position of the polymeric waterway component relative to the second axis of the cold water valve member, and contacting the body of the polymeric waterway component, wherein a spacing between the first axis and the second axis is greater than an overall length of the polymeric waterway component, the polymeric waterway component being completely positioned between the first axis and the second axis;
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• an escutheon extending over the polymeric overmold component.

A fluid delivery device for connection to a hot water supply and a cold water supply, the fluid delivery device comprising:

• a hot water valve body having cylindrically shaped sidewall defining a first longitudinal axis, the hot water valve body including lower portion providing a hot water fluid inlet adapted to be coupled to the hot water supply, an upper portion having an internal cavity and a single hot water fluid outlet formed in the sidewall of the hot water valve body, and an internal waterway connecting the hot water fluid inlet to the hot water fluid outlet;
• a cold water valve body having cylindrically shaped sidewall defining a second longitudinal axis spaced apart from the first longitudinal axis, the cold water valve body including a lower portion providing a cold water fluid inlet adapted to be coupled to the cold water supply, an upper portion having an internal cavity and a single cold water fluid outlet formed in the sidewall of the cold water valve body, and an internal waterway connecting the cold water fluid inlet to the cold water fluid outlet;
• a waterway component having a first conduit providing a first fluid inlet, a second conduit providing a second fluid inlet, and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the first and second fluid inlets;
• a hot water valve located in the internal cavity of the hot water valve body, the hot water valve being rotatable about a first axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis of the hot water valve body between a first position wherein water from hot water supply is in fluid communication with the first conduit of the waterway component and a second position wherein water from hot water supply is not in fluid communication with waterway component, the hot water valve including a hot water inlet configured to receive hot water from the hot water supply passing through the hot water valve body along a first direction and a hot water outlet for communicating the hot water through the single hot water fluid outlet of the hot water valve body to the first fluid inlet of the first conduit of the waterway component along a second direction when the hot water valve is in its first position, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;
• a cold water valve located in the internal cavity of the cold water valve body, the cold water valve being rotatable about a second axis parallel to the second longitudinal axis of the cold water valve body between a first position wherein water from cold water supply is in fluid communication with the second conduit of the waterway component and a second position wherein water from cold water supply is not in fluid communication with waterway component, the cold water valve including a cold water inlet configured to receive cold water from the cold water supply passing through the cold water valve body along the first direction and a cold water outlet for communicating the cold water through the single cold water fluid outlet of the cold water valve body to the second fluid inlet of the second conduit of the waterway component along a third direction when the cold water valve is in its first position, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction;
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• an overmold component covering portions of the first and second conduits of the waterway component configured to hold the waterway component in a fixed position relative to the hot and cold water valve bodies when in use with a pressurized fluid with the first fluid inlet of the first conduit in fluid communication with the hot water fluid outlet of the hot water valve body and the second fluid inlet of the second conduit in fluid communication with the cold water fluid outlet of the cold water valve body, the overmold component including an aperture to receive a lift rod of a pop-up drain assembly.