Patent ID: 6648186
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
A faucet comprising:a body including an inlet passageway comprising an inlet and an outlet passageway that intersects the inlet passageway, said outlet passageway comprising an outlet; a push-button actuator comprising a biasing portion located in said outlet passageway and a button portion that projects outwardly through an opening defined in said body, said button portion normally biased into a first, extended position by said biasing portion and selectively manually movable to a second, operative position, wherein said biasing portion is defined as a resilient elastomeric structure that abuts and conforms in shape to a portion of said body that defines said outlet passageway when said button portion is located in said first, extended position; a seal member adapted to engage and seal said inlet; a stem projecting from said seal member and operably coupled to said button portion of said push-button actuator whereby said seal member is normally biased into sealing engagement with said inlet by said biasing portion of said push-button actuator, said seal member movable out of sealing engagement with said inlet when said button portion of said push-button actuator is moved to said second, operative position.