Abstract: An improved fabricated faucet is disclosed in which no mounting screws are visible when the spout is mounted. In a preferred embodiment an under cover has a notch received on a tab within an internal surface of an upper cover to secure the two at a forward end. Screws preferably secure the two at a rearward end, which will be hidden when the spout is mounted. For longer spouts it may be preferable to use two of the notch and tab combinations spaced symmetrically about a central axis of the spout. Ribs formed on the upper cover may abut the under cover to provide additional rigidity. In another aspect of the present invention, an outlet end portion of a fluid flow line is received in an outlet port formed through the under cover. The outlet end portion has threads at an inner periphery to mount an end effector, such as an aerator or a stream straightener. A sealing ring is received at the outer periphery of the outlet end portion to provide a fluid seal between the outlet end and the under cover body.

Abstract: A sanitary shower comprises a handle removably securable to the shower body, a head removably securable to the handle, and a flexible conduit for water supply that passes through the shower body and the handle and is secured to the head. The handle is elongated and has a longitudinal slot therethrough, of a width sufficient to receive the flexible conduit when the head is separated from the handle but the handle remains on the shower body. The head has an inlet and two outlets each communicating with a chamber within the head for dispensing water through the two outlets in two directions, and an obturating member in the head comprising a flap that swings about an axis perpendicular to those two directions and in one position closes one outlet and leaves the other outlet open, and in another position leaves the one outlet open and closes the other outlet against the flow of water from the inlet.

Abstract: A faucet with control mechanism for passing water through the faucet or for shutting the water off, which comprises ceramic discs having mating long-wearing highly polished faces that provide a water seal when the discs are in closed position, and have openings therein which provide a water passageway when the discs are in open position for axial flow, wherein the ceramic discs themselves form the passageway or pressure vessel which contains the flow and permits the use of a side-operated handle which attaches to a controller inside the faucet which is open to the atmosphere. A lower body portion has a threaded stem with a pair of opposed flat portions for admitting a split mounting washer without having to thread the washer on the threaded stem all the way from the bottom of the stem.

Abstract: A novel drinking water faucet of the type used with household water purification system is provided. The faucet includes a spout, a valve, means for opening and closing said valve, a waste water inlet, an air gap, and a waste water outlet. The faucet includes means for accommodating the visual display of a water quality meter. The faucet can be mounted in either a right-handed or left-handed configuration from above the mounting surface.

Abstract: A safety valve arrangement for a single lever water tap includes, disposed coaxially in series in a removable module 18, a first air ventilating valve 20, a second air ventilating valve 21, and a non-return valve 22 coupled to and controlling the second ventilating valve. The non-return valve is disposed in the mixed water outlet passage of the tap such that when it opens in response to a water demand, it automatically closes the second ventilating valve, and vice versa.

Abstract: A device for creating a waterfall effect and a fountain effect in an adjacent swimming pool spa or the like, has a tubular manifold with spray orifices which produce streams of water. The manifold is positionable so that the streams of water can be aimed away from the housing at an inclined angle, thereby producing a fountain effect, or so that the streams of water can be directed to fill a reservoir located within the housing and adapted to discharge water in the form of a waterfall.