Patent ID: 8215337

Claim:
A valve for a water faucet comprising: a seat, the seat including a first portion formed thereon and a second portion upwardly extending from the first portion, the first portion having a first outlet hole defined therein and extended therethrough, the first portion having a third inlet hole defined therein and extended therethrough, the second portion of the seat having a second outlet hole defined therein and extended therethrough, the second portion having a fourth inlet hole defined therein and extended therethrough; a first valve set mounted on the seat, the first valve set including a pivotable valve pivotally mounted on the first portion of the seat and a rotatable valve rotatably mounted on the second portion of the seat, the pivotable valve having a first groove defined in a top thereof, the first groove having a first through hole defined in a bottom thereof and extended therethrough for selectively communicating with the first outlet hole in the seat, the rotatable valve having a second groove defined in a top thereof, the second groove having a second through hole defined in a bottom thereof and extended therethrough for selectively communicating with the second outlet hole in the seat, the rotatable valve having a third groove defined in the top thereof and extended therethrough, the third groove in the rotatable valve communicated with the first groove in the pivotable valve; and a housing mounted on the first valve set, the first valve set and the seat sequentially received in the housing, the housing having a first inlet and a second inlet defined in a top thereof and extended therethrough for respectively communicating with the third groove and the second groove in the rotatable valve; wherein when the pivotable valve is pivoted, the first through hole in the first groove in the pivotable valve selectively communicates with the first outlet hole in the first portion of the seat such that the first inlet in the housing selectively communicates with the first outlet hole in the seat; when the rotatable valve is rotated, the second through hole in the second groove in the rotatable valve selectively communicates with the second outlet hole in the second portion of the seat such that the second outlet in the housing selectively communicates with the second outlet hole in the seat.