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US 9,958,075 B2Granted
Water tap body and installation
AssigneeGreg Rowe Limited
InventorsGregory Stephen Rowe, Gregory Norman Rowe
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Abstract
A water tap body has a mechanical mixing valve which is operable selectively to allow water to flow only from a first water inlet to a water outlet of the mixing valve, to allow water to flow only from a second water inlet to the water outlet, and to allow a mix of water to flow to the water outlet. The water tap body also has a mechanical selector valve which is operable selectively to allow water to flow only from a first water inlet to a water outlet and to allow water to flow only from a second water inlet to the water outlet of the mechanical selector valve. The water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve is in fluid communication with a first tap body outlet. The water outlet of the mechanical selector valve is in fluid communication with a second tap body outlet.
Claims13
A tap body comprising:
- a mechanical mixing valve having a first water inlet, a second water inlet and a water outlet, the mechanical mixing valve being operable by a first manually operable lever selectively to allow water to flow only from the first water inlet of the mechanical mixing valve to the water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve, to allow water to flow only from the second water inlet of the mechanical mixing valve to the water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve, and to allow a mix of water to flow from the first water inlet of the mechanical mixing valve and the second water inlet of the mechanical mixing valve to the water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve;
- a mechanical selector valve having a first water inlet, a second water inlet and a water outlet, the mechanical selector valve being operable by a second manually operable lever selectively to allow water to flow only from the first water inlet of the mechanical selector valve to the water outlet of the mechanical selector valve and to allow water to flow only from the second water inlet of the mechanical selector valve to the water outlet of the mechanical selector valve at any one time;
- a first tap body outlet;
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- a second tap body outlet,
- wherein the water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve is in fluid communication with the first tap body outlet such that water passing out of the water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve passes to the first tap body outlet,
- wherein the water outlet of the mechanical selector valve is in fluid communication with the second tap body outlet such that water passing out of the water outlet of the mechanical selector valve passes to the second tap body outlet,
- wherein the mechanical selector valve is manually operable by the second manually operable lever to rotate between first, second and third positions, the second position and the third position each comprising a range of positions,
- wherein in the first position the mechanical selector valve is operable to prevent the flow of water from its first water inlet and its second water inlet to its water outlet, wherein in the second position the mechanical selector valve is operable to allow water to flow only from its first water inlet to its water outlet, and wherein in the third position the mechanical selector valve is operable to allow water to flow only from its second water inlet to its water outlet, and
- wherein the angle by which the mechanical selector valve is rotated, by the second manually operated lever, through the range of second positions or the range of third positions controls the amount of water allowed to flow to its water outlet.
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An installation of a tap body in a surface, the tap body comprising:
- a mechanical mixing valve having a first water inlet, a second water inlet and a water outlet, the mechanical mixing valve being operable by a first manually operable lever selectively to allow water to flow only from the first water inlet of the mechanical mixing valve to the water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve, to allow water to flow only from the second water inlet of the mechanical mixing valve to the water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve, and to allow a mix of water to flow from the first water inlet of the mechanical mixing valve and the second water inlet of the mechanical mixing valve to the water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve;
- a mechanical selector valve having a first water inlet, a second water inlet and a water outlet, the mechanical selector valve being operable by a second manually operable lever selectively to allow water to flow only from the first water inlet of the mechanical selector valve to the water outlet of the mechanical selector valve and to allow water to flow only from the second water inlet of the mechanical selector valve to the water outlet of the mechanical selector valve at any one time;
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- a spout having a first water channel with an inlet in fluid communication with the water outlet of the mechanical mixing valve, the spout having a second water channel with an inlet in fluid communication with the water outlet of the mechanical selector valve;
- wherein the mechanical mixing valve, the mechanical selector valve and the spout are all located on the same side of the surface,
- wherein all components of the tap body are mechanical,
- wherein the mechanical selector valve is manually operable by the second manually operable lever to rotate between first, second and third positions, the second position and the third position each comprising a range of positions,
- wherein in the first position the mechanical selector valve is operable to prevent the flow of water from its first water inlet and its second water inlet to its water outlet, wherein in the second position the mechanical selector valve is operable to allow water to flow only from its first water inlet to its water outlet, and wherein in the third position the mechanical selector valve is operable to allow water to flow only from its second water inlet to its water outlet, and
- wherein the angle by which the mechanical selector valve is rotated, by the second manually operated lever, through the range of second positions or the range of third positions controls the amount of water allowed to flow to its water outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.