Patent ReferencesCeramic disc faucet valve Fluid valve Device for installing single-control mixer cartridges in bathtub faucets Valve assembly with reversible stop Patent #: 5832952 InventorApplicationNo. 373413 filed on 08/11/1999US Classes:137/625.41, Rotary valve137/270Unit orientable in a single location between plural positionsExaminersPrimary: Fox, John C.International ClassF16K 011/06AbstractA valve includes a housing having one or more pairs of opposite notches and one or more pairs of opposite channels. A plate has a stem rotatably engaged through the housing and has a pair of curved oblong holes. A base has two gaskets for communicating two inlets to the curved oblong holes of the plate. The base has one or more pairs of opposite juts and one or more pairs of opposite hooks engaged with the notches and the channels of the housing for allowing the housing and the plate to be rotated for 180 degrees relative to the base and to be secured to the base. | |