Patent ID: 6062249
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A faucet diverter to be mounted within a portion of a water faucet assembly and for controlling water flow to either a faucet spout or a spray discharge, said diverter including a body, said body having a chamber and an inlet opening into said chamber, a spout outlet in said body in communication with said chamber, a spray outlet in said body in communication with said chamber, an orifice in said body between said chamber and said spout outlet,a poppet movable within said body chamber, a cone seal carried by said poppet adjacent one end thereof to control flow through said orifice to said spout outlet,a cup seal carried by said poppet adjacent the opposite end thereof to control flow to said spray outlet, said cup seal having an outwardly-extending lip portion formed and adapted to be in contact with a wall of said chamber, said cup seal having a generally annularly disposed recess means at the upstream end thereof, said recess means being in constant communication with said inlet, and a plurality of outwardly-extending projections on the exterior of said cup seal, said projections bearing against said chamber wall and being located generally in alignment with said recess means, said cup seal being formed of an elastomeric material which distorts under pressure from water within said chamber, with water pressure within said recess means causing distortion of said cup seal between at least some of said projections toward said chamber wall.