Title: Faucet assembly

Abstract: This invention provides a faucet assembly which includes a fluid passageway with valve means adapted to close and open the passageway, and a shaft which operates the valve means by rotating. Resilient biasing means are provided to the form of a spring-biased finger to induce the shaft to rotate in the direction closing the valve means whenever the shaft is less than a given angle away from the fully closed position. This given angle corresponds to a condition in which the passageway is at least partly opened.

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Inventors: McMaster-Christie, Colin (Sunbury-on-Thames, EN)

Application Number: 730688
Filing Date: 1976-10-07
Publication_date: 1978-05-30
Assignee: Aqua-Marine Mfg. Limited (Toronto, CA)
Primary Class(es): 417/44.1 200/61.86, 251/75, 251/313, 417/317
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US Patent Ref:

862551	Aug, 1907	Gardner	200/61.
1482376	Feb, 1924	Anderson	137/565.
1888542	Nov, 1932	Rosberg	417/440.
2434771	Jan, 1948	Mueller et al.	417/316.
2840101	Jun, 1958	Saylor	137/565.
2854209	Sep, 1958	Erwin	251/250.
3272241	Sep, 1966	Wagner	137/565.
3273628	Sep, 1966	Puttfarcken	200/61.
3614351	Oct, 1971	Wojcik	200/61.
3700002	Oct, 1972	Christie	137/565.

Other Refs: 296,666

Feb, 1917	DD

Primary Examiner: Freeh, William L.
Assistant Examiner: Look, Edward
Attorney: Shoemaker and Mattare, Ltd.