Patent ID: 9091045
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: E03C,F16K

Abstract:
1. A cartridge assembly for a faucet, the cartridge assembly comprising: a cartridge shell, the cartridge shell including a first end and a second end, the cartridge shell having an exterior surface, the cartridge shell having an interior, the cartridge shell including a pair of openings extending from the interior through the exterior surface between the first end and the second end; a stem, the stem operable to be at least partially disposed within the cartridge shell; a moveable disk, the moveable disk operable to be disposed within the cartridge shell, the moveable disk including a top side and a bottom side, the moveable disk further including a pair of openings extending from the top side through the bottom side; and a fixed disk, the fixed disk operable to be disposed within the cartridge shell, the fixed disk including a top side and a bottom side, the fixed disk further including a pair of openings extending from the top side through the bottom side; wherein the stem is operable to be connected to the moveable disk so that rotation of the stem causes rotation of the moveable disk; wherein the bottom side of the moveable disk is operable to abut the top side of the fixed disk; wherein flow through the cartridge assembly flows through the openings in the fixed disk and through the openings in the moveable disk and exits through the openings in the cartridge shell; wherein, in a completely open position, the openings in the moveable disk are at a maximum overlap with the openings in the fixed disk; and wherein, in a completely open position, the openings in the moveable disk only partially overlap the openings in the fixed disk.