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Patents sorted by company.	08/17/06 | Class 137 Monitor | RSS | Browse: Prev - Next Mixing faucet Abstract: A mixing faucet includes a body part (2), where a rotatable swivel tap (4) is mounted on said body part, and where a rotatable valve spindle (6) is mounted in said body part for an adjustment of the feeding of cold and hot water, respectively. The rotatable valve spindle (6) is according to the invention equipped with a projecting arm (8) engaging a groove in a slide (10) on the side of the body part (2). The resulting mixing faucet is much easier to handle than hitherto known. ...
Agent: Donald S Dowden Cooper & Dunham - New York, NY, USInventor: Torben EriksenUSPTO Applicaton #: #20060180212 - Class: 137606000 (USPTO) - 08/17/06 - Class 137 The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060180212, Mixing faucet.
[0001] The present invention deals with a mixing faucet including a body
part, where a rotatable swivel tap is mounted on said body part and a
rotatable valve spindle is mounted in said body part for an adjustment of
the feeding of cold water and a rotatable valve spindle for the
adjustment of the feeding of hot water.
[0002] Mixing faucets are known which include a rotary handle for
activating the rotatable valve spindles for the adjustment of the feeding
of cold and hot water, respectively.
[0003] However, such rotary handles should be avoided for the sake of the
[0004] The object of the invention is to provide a mixing faucet allowing
the adjustment of the feeding of the cold and the hot water,
respectively, to be carried out by means of a slide.
[0005] The new features of the invention are found in each rotatable valve
spindle being equipped with a projecting arm engaging a slide which is
arranged on the side of the body part of the mixing faucet, where a
projecting member is provided on the body part, the slide being
displaceable on said projecting member, and where a sleeve is provided at
the end of the projecting member in such a manner that a bar connected to
the slide can be displaced in said sleeve.
[0006] As a result, a mixing faucet with slides with a flat look is
obtained. In addition it is ensured that each slide is prevented from
wriggling during a forward and backward movement. Furthermore, a mixing
faucet is obtained which is highly suited for handicapped persons.
[0007] The invention is explained in detail below with reference to the
[0008] FIG. 1 shows a mixing faucet according to the invention, said
mixing faucet including a body part with a swivel tap and an adjusting
slide on both sides of said body part,
[0009] FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the mixing faucet of FIG. 1, and
showing how the rotatable swivel tap is secured to the body part,
[0010] FIG. 3 shows the mixing faucet of FIG. 1 where some parts have been
removed with the result that a sectional view is shown of one of the
rotatable valve spindles in the body part for adjustment of the feeding
of either cold or hot water,
[0011] FIG. 4 is a sectional front view of the mixing faucet of FIG. 1,
[0012] FIG. 5 is a top view of the mixing faucet of FIG. 1 where the
swivel tap has been dismounted.
[0013] The mixing faucet of FIG. 1 according to the invention includes a
body part 2 and a rotatable swivel tap 4 mounted on said body part 2. As
shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a rotatable valve spindle 6 is mounted in the
body part 2, said valve spindle being adapted to adjust the feeding of
cold water, in addition to a valve spindle adapted to adjust the feeding
of hot water. In order to achieve the flat look shown in FIG. 1, each
valve spindle 6 is equipped with a projecting arm 8, cf. FIG. 5. The
valve spindle 6 extends through a side opening in the body part 2 and
engages a slide 10 movable on the side of said body part 2 and flushing
with the plane upper face of said body part 2. Each slide 10 is provided
with an elongated opening, and a projecting member 12 is secured to the
body part 2 and extends through said elongated opening in the slide 10 in
such a manner that said slide 10 can be moved forwards and backwards. An
expanded portion is found at the end of the projecting member 12, said
expanded portion being in form of a sleeve 14 allowing a bar 12 secured
to the slide 10 to be displaced therein so as to prevent the slide 10
from wriggling. Like the slide 10, the projecting member 12 is preferably
[0014] The slide 10 is surrounded by a cover structure hiding the slide
mechanism. It should be noted that the slide mechanism can be structured
in other ways, such as by means of a rack work mechanism or an
articulated rod mechanism.
[0015] The projecting members 12 are secured to the body part 2 by means
of screws 16 in a countersunk portion of the body part 2. This
countersunk portion is covered by a cover member.
[0016] The body part 2 is furthermore provided with cavities allowing
insertion of the valve spindles 6, preferably from the bottom, with the
result that a bottom section 20 can be screwed thereon, cf. FIGS. 4 and
5, by means of through screws 26 shown in the countersunk portion of the
body part 2. In addition, the projecting arms 8 can be screwed onto the
upper portion of the valve spindles 6, said projecting arms 8 extending
through side openings in the body part 2 so as to engage slots in the
movable slides 10. The valve spindles 6 are furthermore structured such
that they can only be inserted while they are in a specific angular
position relative to the cavities in the body part 2, and furthermore
such that the change from an open into a closed position only requires a
turning of approximately 90.degree.. The mixing faucet according to the
invention is highly advantageous in requiring nothing but ordinary valve
[0017] When the projecting arms 8 have been secured to the valve spindles
6 by means of a screw in the countersunk portion of the body part 2, the
swivel tap 4 is moved downwards into a central opening 28 in the
countersunk portion of the body part 2. The swivel tap is moved so far
downwards into the opening 28 that it cannot wriggle. The swivel tap 4
includes a circumferential groove 23 with the result that it can be
retained by means of a holding screw 22 inserted in said groove 23 at the
same time as it is rotatably arranged. A circular cover member 24 is
secured to the swivel tap 4, said cover member 24 covering the relatively
large opening to the countersunk portion of the body part 2 and
consequently all the securing screws. The cover member 24 rotates
together with the swivel tap 4 and has been sealed by means of a durable
plastic gasket.
[0018] FIG. 3 shows some side openings 29 in the portion of the swivel tap
4 being inserted in the body part 2. These side openings 29 communicate
with a circumferential cavity surrounding the swivel tap 4, said cavity
in turn communicating with the outlet openings of the valve spindles.
[0019] The entire mixing faucet can for instance be secured to a table-top
by means of a bench screw at the bottom.
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