Patent ID: 9670655
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: E03C

Claim:
1. A valve assembly for a faucet, comprising: a first valve body, the first valve body including a first end section and a second end section, the first end section of the first valve body including a first opening, the first opening in the first valve body being operable to fluidly connect to a first water supply, the second end section of the first valve body including a second opening, the second opening in the first valve body being operable to receive a first valve cartridge, the first valve body including a first passageway extending between the first opening and the second opening in the first valve body, the first valve body including a third opening between the first end section and the second end section of the first valve body, the third opening in the first valve body being in fluid communication with the first passageway in the first valve body, the first valve body including a first key extending outwardly therefrom between the first end section and the second end section of the first valve body; a second valve body, the second valve body including a first end section and a second end section, the first end section of the second valve body including a first opening, the first opening in the second valve body being operable to fluidly connect to a second water supply, the second end section of the second valve body including a second opening, the second opening in the second valve body being operable to receive a second valve cartridge, the second valve body including a second passageway extending between the first opening and the second opening in the second valve body, the second valve body including a third opening between the first end section and the second end section of the second valve body, the third opening in the second valve body being in fluid communication with the second passageway in the second valve body, the second valve body including a second key extending outwardly therefrom between the first end section and the second end section of the second valve body; and a tray, the tray including a first end section, a second end section, and an intermediate section, the first end section of the tray including a first opening, the tray including a first keyway extending outwardly from the first opening in the tray, the first opening in the tray being operable to receive the first valve body with the first keyway in the tray being operable to receive the first key on the first valve body, the second end section of the tray including a second opening, the tray including a second keyway extending outwardly from the second opening in the tray, the second opening in the tray being operable to receive the second valve body with the second keyway in the tray being operable to receive the second key on the second valve body, the intermediate section of the tray extending between the first opening and the second opening in the tray, the tray including a ridge, the ridge extending around at least a portion of the first end section of the tray, at least a portion of the second end section of the tray, and at least a portion of the intermediate section of the tray, the ridge including a top portion, the first end section of the tray including a first tab extending from the top portion of the ridge into the first opening in the tray, the second end section of the tray including a second tab extending from the top portion of the ridge into the second opening in the tray.