Sink handle valve

Details Sink handle valve Sink handle valve

1987-06-30

1989-03-28

Walton, George L.

Valves and valve actuation

Mechanical movement actuator

Cam

251174, 251176, 251263, 13762541, 137606, 137801, F16K 31528, F16K 2500

Patent

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048157031

ABSTRACT:
A sink handle for use in a water faucet, which may be operated at a minimum use of manual force is disclosed. The sink handle generally includes a valve spindle contained within a body, with the spindle being rotatable by a fluid flow. The sink handle also includes a seat bearing adjacent to said valve spindle and a cushion upon which said spindle is rotatable. A bonnet, which may be opened and closed, permits a flow of a fluid therethrough by opening a movable closure element. The bonnet is rotatable as a result of the rotation of the valve spindle. In preferred embodiments of the invention, O-rings function as the cushion. Additionally, a seat bearing may be impregnated in polytetraflouroethylene.

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