Patent ID: 7011106
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A faucet comprising: a body defining: (i) an inlet; (ii) an outlet; (iii) a valve chamber located fluidically between said inlet and said outlet; (iv) an air gap chamber that opens in a first end of said body; and, (v) a vent defined through a wall of said body into said air gap chamber; a valve located in said valve chamber to control flow of liquid from said inlet to said outlet; a modular air gap device comprising: (i) a base; (ii) an inlet nipple defining an inlet passage and an outlet nipple defining an outlet passage, said inlet and outlet nipples projecting outwardly from said base in a first direction; and (iii) an air gap structure connected to said base and projecting outwardly therefrom in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein said base and said air gap structure are located within said air gap chamber of said body, said air gap structure defining a flow path having a first end in fluid communication with said inlet passage of said inlet nipple and a second end spaced vertically from said outlet passage of said outlet nipple so that an air gap is defined between said second end of said flow path and said outlet passage, and wherein said inlet and outlet nipples extend outwardly relative to said first end of said body while said air gap structure is located within said air gap chamber of said body.