Patent ID: 8087640

Claim:
A faucet flow valve comprising: a valve body having an inlet and an outlet; a valve closure element partly in the valve body and at least partially transverse to the valve body and wherein the valve closure element is movable longitudinally in a first direction within the valve body; a valve seat in the valve body for receiving the closure element configured to close the valve when the closure element contacts the valve seat; a bias element biasing the valve closure element longitudinally toward the valve seat; and an actuator element accessible from outside the valve body at a side portion of the valve body opposite the valve closure element and movable in a direction non-parallel to the first direction and configured to move the valve closure element; and wherein the flow valve includes a valve connection element for connection to a faucet and a flow area in the valve connection element for water to flow from the faucet to the valve body inlet, wherein the flow area includes a central axis, and wherein the inlet is offset from the central axis.