Fluid handling – Systems – Multiple inlet with single outlet
Patent
1998-11-16
2000-02-29
Hepperle, Stephen M.
Fluid handling
Systems
Multiple inlet with single outlet
13756512, 13762541, F16K 1106
Patent
active
060296992
ABSTRACT:
A water tap particularly for kitchen sinks includes a body member attachable to the kitchen sink and having first and second ports for connection to hot and cold water supply lines, respectively, of the kitchen sink and a third port for connection to a third water supply line; and a handle rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis with respect to the body member and operatively connected to a valve assembly such that: (a) rotating the handle to a selected position within a first operating region connects the first and second ports to a mixing chamber and controls the proportions of the hot and cold water supplied to the mixing chamber from the respective hot and cold water supply lines for discharge through a spout; and (b) rotating the handle to a selected position within a second operating region connects the third port to the spout for discharging water from the third water supply line.
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Barish Benjamin J.
Hepperle Stephen M.
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