Patent ID: 6070612
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: E03C,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A spout controlled mixing valve mechanism comprising:a spout having a discharge end and an inlet end;a ball containing at least three internal passages therein and having a tubular extension perpendicular to an outer surface of said ball, wherein one of said internal passages extends through said tubular extension and comprises an outlet port in communication with said inlet end of said spout, wherein a remainder of said passages comprise inlet ports flush with said outer surface of said ball, each of said inlet ports engagingly and disengagingly communicate with a dedicated liquid supply;a seat upon which said ball pivots and rotates having bores therethrough for passage of liquid from said liquid supplies; anda slotted swivel plate for receiving on its uppermost surface said seat wherein the slots in said swivel plate align with the bores in said seat;wherein manipulation of said spout is transferred to said ball via said spout's connection to said tubular extension causing at least one of said inlet ports to pivotally interact with that inlet port's liquid supply throughout a range between fully open to fully closed; andwherein said seat swivels upon said swivel plate over a range within which said bores are not occluded by said slots.