Faucet handle with valve cartridge parallel to mounting surface

摘要

A faucet handle includes a fluid supply line, fluid return line, and valve cartridge. A first portion of the valve cartridge provides a connecting passage between fluid supply line and fluid return line and allows fluid flow when the valve cartridge is open. A valve body having first and second openings houses the first portion of the valve cartridge. A second portion of the valve cartridge extends through first opening and extends from first portion to second portion in a direction that is substantially parallel to a mounting surface. A control handle contacts second portion of the valve cartridge. When control handle is rotated in a first direction around an axis along which the valve cartridge extends the valve cartridge is opened allowing flow from supply line to return line, and when the valve cartridge is rotated around the axis in an opposing direction the valve cartridge is closed.

主权项

1. A faucet handle configured to be mounted to a mounting surface, the faucet handle comprising:
a fluid supply tube; a fluid return tube; a valve cartridge, a first portion of the valve cartridge providing a connecting passage between the fluid supply tube to the fluid return tube and allowing fluid to flow from the fluid supply tube to only the fluid return tube when the valve cartridge is in an open position; a valve body, having a first opening and a second opening, housing the first portion of the valve cartridge, wherein a second portion of the valve cartridge extends through the first opening of the valve body, the valve cartridge extends from the first portion to the second portion in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the mounting surface, and the valve body houses the fluid supply tube and fluid return tube, and the fluid supply tube and fluid return tube extend through the second opening, wherein the fluid return tube is directly connected to the first portion of the valve cartridge, and the fluid return tube extends from the point of connection with the valve cartridge in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and a control handle contacting the second portion of the valve cartridge, wherein when the control handle is rotated in a third direction around an axis along which the valve cartridge extends from the first portion to the second portion the valve cartridge is opened, thereby allowing fluid flow from the fluid supply tube to only the fluid return tube, and when the valve cartridge is rotated around the axis in a fourth direction opposing the third direction the valve cartridge is closed, thereby preventing fluid flow.