Patent ID: 8418991
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B67D,F16K

Abstract:
1. A faucet for controlling the dispensing of liquids comprising: a valve body having a valve chamber with an inlet and an outlet; a valve element 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 removably threaded to the valve body; an insert member rotatably connected to the bonnet and defining an 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, wherein said insert is located such that no portion of said insert member is clamped between said bonnet and said valve body, said bonnet comprising an annular member including a depression defined in an outer surface of said bonnet by a radial inwardly extending bonnet flange, and said insert member comprising a base including a radial outwardly extending insert flange, said insert flange seated in said depression defined in said outer surface of said bonnet and located external to said valve body and said bonnet such that said bonnet flange is located between said valve body and said insert flange, wherein said insert flange is slidably rotatable in said depression relative to said 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: