Abstract: A faucet control device comprising (a) a hollow sleeve member having one outlet and two, axially spaced and opposite each other, inlets capable of being connected with hot and cold water conduits, the latter having separate control handles, and (b) a piston slidable in the sleeve for movement between a first inserted position in which said inlets are blocked and a second retracted position in which said inlets communicate with said outlet, so that the flow can be regulated independently of the hot and cold water controls. As said piston moves between either of said positions the flow of water varies depending on the amount of its movement. Said outlet acting in this case as a flow passage, can be connected with a spout provided with a valve for selectively diverting the flow of water between two outlets for tub and shower use.

Abstract: A control device adapted for being connected to hot and cold supplies having a faucet control for selectively diverting the flow of water between two outlets and for regulating the rate of flow from the selected outlet independently of the hot and cold faucet controls comprising a hollow sleeve member having hot and cold water inlets and first and second outlets and a piston slidable in the sleeve for movement between first and second positions. In the first position a first outlet is blocked and the two inlets communicate with the second outlet and in the second position the second outlet is blocked and the two inlets communicate with the first outlet. The piston can assume an intermediate position in which both inlets are blocked and no water flows through the sleeve.