Patent ID: 6381776
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
A lavatory faucet comprising:a water mixing bolt seat connected with a cold water control valve and a hot water control valve, said water mixing bolt seat provided at a top end with a seat slot, two ribs extending from the top end, and a support plate mounted on said two ribs and provided with a first through hole and a second through hole, said support plate being disposed over a mounting hole of a lavatory basin; a locating plate disposed under the mounting hole, of the lavatory basin and provided with two retaining slots for accepting said two ribs of said water mixing bolt seat, said locating plate further provided with a threaded through hole in alignment with said first through hole of said water mixing bolt seat; a water mixing bolt tube provided in a midsegment with an outer threaded portion, an interior with a longitudinal through hole, and at a top end with an engagement slot engageable with a hand tool, said water mixing bolt tube being joined with said water mixing bolt seat such that said water mixing bolt tube is put through said first through hole of said support plate, and that said outer threaded portion of said water mixing bolt tube is engaged with said threaded through hole of said locating plate, and further that a bottom end of said water mixing bolt tube is received in said seat slot of the top end of said water mixing bolt seat whereby said water mixing bolt tube is located by turning said water mixing bolt tube with the hand tool, thereby causing said locating plate to move to press against the bottom edge of surrounding said mounting hole the lavatory basin; a locating bolt having a head, a shank, a retaining slot located in said shank for retaining a retaining ring, a center through hole extending along the longitudinal direction thereof, and an engagement slot located at a top end of said center through hole to engage a hand tool, said locating bolt being put through said second through hole of said support plate each that said head is stopped at a bottom surrounding said second through hole of said support plate, and that a lift rod of the lavatory basin is put through said center through hole of said locating bolt; and a faucet neck provided at an inner end with a connection slot and a locating slot, said faucet neck further provided with a water discharging channel connected with said connection slot and said longitudinal through hole of said water mixing bolt tube, said locating slot of said faucet neck provided with an inner threaded portion, said inner end of said faucet neck being mounted on said support plate such that said inner threaded portion of said locating slot is engaged with said shank of said locating bolt whereby said locating bolt is turned with the hand tool to cause said faucet neck to move downwards such that said inner end of said faucet neck is located securely on said support plate.