Patent ID: 7819134

Claim:
A valve fitting comprising: a mixing valve housing including a sidewall and a bottom wall defining a cavity having a longitudinal housing axis and configured to receive a mixing valve cartridge; a first inlet coupled to the housing and including a first inlet bore having a longitudinal first inlet axis; a first supply port extending into the bottom wall of the mixing valve housing and in fluid communication with the cavity of the housing; a first stop valve including a first valve seat supported within the first inlet, a first receiving bore intersecting the first inlet bore and having a longitudinal first stop axis angularly positioned intermediate to the housing axis and the first inlet axis, and a first stem movable along the first stop axis intermediate the first inlet bore and the first supply port, the first stem including a seal configured to selectively engage the first valve seat to control water flow from the first inlet to the first supply port; a second inlet coupled to the housing and including a second inlet bore having a longitudinal second inlet axis; a second supply port extending into the bottom wall of the mixing valve housing and in fluid communication with the cavity of the housing; and a second stop valve including a second valve seat supported within the second inlet, a second receiving bore intersecting the second inlet bore and having a longitudinal second stop axis angularly positioned intermediate to the housing axis and the second inlet axis, and a second stem movable along the second stop axis intermediate the second inlet bore and the second supply port, the second stem including a seal configured to selectively engage the second valve seat to control water flow from the second inlet to the second supply port.