| 摘要 |
<p>A wide spread faucet (10) includes a main body (11), which is formed as a unitary forging. The valves are factory installed in the valve housings (12a, 12b), which are pre-connected to the main body (11) at the factory. A hanger (40) holds the main body (10) in place to the sink deck while the installer inserts the C-washers (16a, 16b) to hold the valve housings (12a, 12b) above the sink deck and the main body (11) below the sink deck. The hanger (40) is disengaged from the sink deck and the main body (11). The C-washers (16a, 16b) enable the installer to automatically level the faucet (10) and tighten the threaded flange nuts (15a, 15b, 24) beneath the sink deck to secure the valve housings (12a, 12b) and center shank (23) to the sink deck in the leveled condition. The center shank (23) is connected at the factory to a deck flange nut (30). A compression nut (21) seals the center shank (23) to the main body (11), and the center shank (23) is secured to the sink deck by the central flange nut (24) beneath the sink deck and the deck flange nut (30) above the sink deck.</p> |
