Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting a faucet body to a swivel spout. The connector assembly comprises a spout hub fixedly attached to the spout, a spout socket fixedly connected to the faucet body and rotatably received within a through passageway in the spout socket, and a resilient flexible lock ring disposed between the spout hub and spout socket. The lock ring integrally comprises a collar extending at least partially around the spout hub and a pin projecting outwardly from the collar. The lock ring collar is normally inwardly flexed and urges against the interior of the spout socket. The spout socket is provided with a side opening which receives the lock ring pin under urging from the collar. Interference contact between the spout socket and the pin within the side opening serves to limit longitudinal movement of the spout hub inside the spout socket.
Abstract: A single lever faucet assembly having a faucet control lever which is reversibly mountable laterally on either side of the faucet spout without having to switch positioning of the hot and cold water supply lines thereto. The faucet assembly includes a valve cartridge which may be easily disconnected from the faucet control lever and removed from the faucet base for replacement. The valve cartridge is arranged and disposed to provide a straight through flow path from the hot and cold water supply lines to the faucet spout which is free of any obstructions, thereby maximizing outlet flow rates. The faucet assembly further includes a means for independently controlling discharge temperature and flow rate by separate-patterned movement of the faucet control lever so as to provide uniform temperature regulation at any flow rate.
Abstract: A Roman tub fixture assembly for mounting a spout to the exposed spout side of a wall or deck having an exposed spout side and an opposite facing hidden side includes a receiver body which is adapted to couple to one or more water pipes located on the hidden side of the wall or deck. A flanged nut is threadably received over the body in order to mount the body within an opening in walls or decks of different thicknesses. A spout hub having a shank portion and a shoulder portion is threadably received along the shank portion within a passageway in the receiver body. The shank portion includes two cylindrically shaped sections which have different diameters, the larger diameter section having external threads and the smaller diameter section having sealing means in order to seal the space between the body and the hub at a location upstream from the threaded portion of the body passageway.