Patent ID: 6079448
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
A faucet assembly comprising:a lower member adapted to connect to the water pipe and having an insertion extending from the top thereof, said insertion having a passage adapted to communicate with the water pipe;a body having a top with a connecting tube extending therefrom and an inner tube extending from the underside of said top, a hole defined through said top to communicate said connecting tube and said inner tube into which said insertion is received, a skirt portion extending from the periphery of said top, said connecting tube having a ridge extending radially outward therefrom, a valve member biasedly received in said inner tube and normally closing said hole;an outlet member having a section thereof movably inserted into said connecting tube and communicating with said connecting tube, said section of said outlet member contacting said valve member, a flange extending radially from said outlet member and a top cap mounted thereto, said flange having a slot defined therethrough and said top cap having an aperture defined therethrough, a spring urged between said flange and said top of said body, anda release mechanism having a rod which has an end plate on the first end and a hook formed on the second end thereof, said end plate movably engaged with said aperture and having a bar extending therefrom, said rod extending through said aperture and said slot, said hook disengagably engaged with said ridge.