Patent ID: 8348229

Claim:
A faucet assembly comprising a spigot for dispensing a flow of water through a predetermined path; a supply pipe for delivering water to said spigot; a solenoid valve in said pipe for movement between a closed position in said pipe to block the delivery of water through said pipe to said spigot and an open position to allow the delivery of water through said pipe to said spigot; a control box for selectively emitting a first signal to said valve to move said valve to said open position and for selectively emitting a second signal to said valve to move said valve to said closed position; a movable sensor of RF type mounted at a remote location from said spigot and spaced from said predetermined path for sensing movement of an object thereby and for emitting a control signal to said control box in response to a sensed movement thereby; and an electrical circuit in said control box for receiving said control signal from said sensor and actuating said control box to emit said first signal to said valve in response to reception of said control signal from said sensor and to emit said second signal to said valve in response to a subsequent reception of said control signal from said sensor within a predetermined time period.