Patent ID: 9061876
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B67D,F16K

Abstract:
1. A faucet for controlling the dispensing of liquids comprising: a valve body including a valve chamber with an inlet and an outlet; a valve element located in the valve chamber movable from a first position for blocking flow between the inlet and outlet to a second position for permitting flow between the inlet and the outlet; an operating stem having an inner end operatively connected to the valve element and an outer end located external to the body; a bonnet comprising an annular member including a radially inward extending bonnet flange including a bonnet opening defined therein, said bonnet flange comprising an outer surface; an insert member rotatably connected to the bonnet and defining an insert opening through which the stem extends, wherein said bonnet and insert member are secured to the body and enclose said valve element in said valve chamber, and wherein said insert is located such that no portion of said insert member is clamped between said bonnet and said body, said insert member comprising a base including a radially outward extending insert flange, and said insert further comprising a skirt portion connected to the insert base that is received into said bonnet opening and that engages said bonnet such that said insert is connected to said bonnet with said insert flange slidably and rotatably abutted with the outer surface of the bonnet flange; spaced-apart guide walls projecting outwardly from said insert member external to said valve chamber; an actuator handle assembly operatively coupled to the outer end of the stem, said actuator handle assembly including a lever pivotally connected to the outer end of the stem and a cam actuator movably connected to the lever, wherein said cam actuator moves to and between: