Fluid handling – Processes – Cleaning – repairing – or assembling
Patent
1996-06-03
1998-03-10
Chambers, A. Michael
Fluid handling
Processes
Cleaning, repairing, or assembling
137356, 137359, 137801, 4878, F16K 1110
Patent
active
057250081
ABSTRACT:
A faucet assembly including a resilient reinforcing member that ensures the faucet set compresses a sealing gasket to prevent leaks. The faucet set is secured to the deck or mounting flange of a sink from below the sink using winged nuts that can fasten the faucet set to the sink mounting location using threaded members. A gasket fits between the top of the sink mounting flange and the bottom of the faucet set. On the opposite side of the sink flange mounting location for the faucet set, a resilient stiffener is placed that contains apertures through which the mounting threaded members extend. The winged nuts are threaded onto the threaded members compressing the resilient reinforcing member. The resiliency and modulus of the reinforcing member ensures that the gasket is compressed by the faucet set even if some stress is applied during use of the faucet set no gap appears between the faucet set, the gasket and the sink. The resilient reinforcing member comprises a material that has sufficient stiffness to ensure the gasket remains compressed over the lifetime of the unit. The preferred resilient member is not coplanar. The resilient member departs from planarity at the ends of the member such that the ends depart from planarity by an angle .alpha.. This angle ensures that the faucet set is pulled against and compresses the gasket during the life of the installation on the sink.
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