Patent ID: 8578966

Claim:
A valve assembly for controlling water flow and reducing noise in a faucet, the valve assembly including: a valve body including a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet, and an outlet; a lower disc supported by the valve body and including a first port communicating with the hot water inlet, a second port communicating with the cold water inlet, and a third port communicating with the outlet; an upper disc having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface configured to communicate with the lower disc to define a closed flow channel having a width and a depth, the flow channel providing selective communication between the first and second ports and the third port, the width inversely varying with the depth in a first portion of the flow channel extending between each of the first and second ports and the third port; and a stem operably coupled to the upper surface of the upper disc and configured for selective pivotal movement about orthogonal axes extending within a plane parallel to the upper disc.