Patent ID: 7134451

Claim:
A faucet assembly comprising: a casing, said casing defining first and second fluid inlets and a fluid outlet; a fluid flow control valve within said casing, said fluid flow control valve having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, said fluid outlet of said fluid flow control valve in fluid communication with said fluid outlet of said casing, said fluid flow control valve controlling fluid flow between said fluid inlet of said fluid flow control valve and said fluid outlet of said casing; a mixing valve within said casing, separate from said fluid flow control valve, said mixing valve interposed between said first and second fluid inlets of said casing and said fluid inlet of said fluid flow control valve, said mixing valve including a mixing valve member; and a valve actuator member extending along a first operating axis for operating said fluid flow control valve between flow preventing and flow permitting states, said valve actuator member coupled to said mixing valve member of said mixing valve, said mixing valve operable to adjust the mix of first and second fluids delivered to said fluid inlet of said fluid flow control valve, wherein said mixing valve member extends along a second operating axis that is offset with respect to said first operating axis.