Faucet including cartridge assembly with radially offset key

摘要

The present invention provides a faucet including a cartridge assembly with a radially offset key.

主权项

1. A faucet including a cartridge assembly, the faucet comprising:
a cartridge shell, the cartridge shell including a first end and a second end, the cartridge shell having an exterior surface, the cartridge shell having an interior with a central longitudinal axis extending through a center of the interior from the first end to the second end; and a key extending from the exterior surface of the cartridge shell, the key having an inner side and an outer side, the inner side and the outer side of the key lying in a plane through the first end of the cartridge shell that is perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the cartridge shell, the key having a center line extending through a center of the inner side of the key and through a center of the outer side of the key; wherein the center line of the key does not intersect the central longitudinal axis of the cartridge shell.