Modular center set faucet and valve body

Abstract

A modular center set faucet or bar spout in which the faucet trim or bar spout trim may be removed from or reinstalled from above the sink deck without affecting the waterway connections beneath the sink deck. Each faucet or bar spout assembly includes a valve body with a trim set. The valve body includes a pair of elongated tubular conduits spaced from each other to extend through the passages in the sink deck. A cartridge chamber is formed in each of the elongated tubular conduit with a cross conduit connecting the tubular conduits. A water outlet nipple leads from the cross conduit. The water outlet nipple has a slide-on fitting located above the sink deck when the pair of elongated tubular conduits are positioned to extend through the passages. The trim set may include a waterway and an escutcheon with the waterway positioned in the escutcheon. The waterway has a water inlet with a slide-on fitting extending outwardly of the escutcheon to connect with the slide-on fitting of the cross conduit when the trim set is installed on the valve body. The bar spout trim set includes an escutcheon, an adapter and a spout. The escutcheon has an open bottom and a spout connecting passage formed in its top surface. The spout adapter is positioned in the escutcheon and has a slide-on inlet connection to receive and connect to the water outlet nipple of the valve body. The spout assembly includes a spout having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end is formed to be received in a spout adapter outlet with a hub positioned over the inlet end and threadedly connected to the adapter outlet to fasten the spout assembly to the spout adapter.

1 . A modular two handled faucet for installation on a sink deck having a pair of spaced apart passages extending therethrough, 
 said faucet including:    a valve body and a trim set,    said valve body including a pair of elongated, tubular conduits spaced from each other to extend through said passages in said sink deck,    a cartridge chamber formed in each of said elongated tubular conduits,    a cross conduit connecting said tubular conduits,    a water outlet leading from said cross conduit,    said water outlet having a slide-on fitting located above said sink deck when said pair of elongated, tubular conduits extend through said passages,    said trim set including a waterway and an escutcheon with said waterway positioned in said escutcheon,    said waterway having a water inlet with a slide-on fitting extending outwardly of said escutcheon to connect with said slide-on fitting of said cross conduit when said trim set is installed on said valve body, and    means to fasten said trim set to said valve body.    
     
     
         2 . The modular two handled faucet of  claim 1  in which said water outlet slide-on fitting includes a tubular nipple, said tubular nipple having a circumferential groove and O-ring seated in said groove.  
     
     
         3 . The modular two handled faucet of  claim 2  in which said slide-on fitting of said waterway includes a socket which fits over said tubular nipple of said water outlet of said valve body.  
     
     
         4 . The modular two handled faucet of  claim 1  in which said means to fasten said trim set to said valve body include exterior threads on said tubular conduits to which are threadedly fastened handle bonnets which engage said escutcheon.  
     
     
         5 . The modular two handled faucet of  claim 1  in which a throat plate conceals said waterway when said waterway is positioned in said escutcheon.  
     
     
         6 . The modular two handled faucet of  claim 5  in which said throat plate is fastened to said waterway and to said escutcheon.  
     
     
         7 . A modular two handled bar spout for installation on a sink deck having a pair of spaced apart passages extending therethrough, 
 said bar spout including:    a valve body and a trim set,    said valve body including a pair of elongated, tubular conduits spaced from each other to extend through said passages in said sink deck,    a cartridge chamber formed in each of said elongated tubular conduits,    a cross conduit connecting said tubular conduits,    a water outlet leading from said cross conduit,    said water outlet having a slide-on fitting located above said sink deck when said pair of elongated, tubular conduits extend through said passages,    said trim set including an escutcheon, an adapter and a spout,    said escutcheon having an open bottom and a spout connecting passage formed in its top,    a spout adapter positioned in said escutcheon, said spout adapter having a slide-on inlet connection to receive said slide-on fitting of said water outlet of said valve body and an outlet connection to receive said spout assembly, and    said spout assembly including a spout having an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end formed to be received in said spout adapter outlet, a hub positioned over said spout inlet end and threadedly connected to said adapter outlet to fasten said spout assembly to said spout adapter.    
     
     
         8 . The modular two handled bar spout of  claim 7  in which said spout connecting passage of said escutcheon includes a planar wall and said spout adapter includes a complementary planar surface which engages said escutcheon planar wall to orient said spout adapter relative to said escutcheon.  
     
     
         9 . The modular two handled bar spout of  claim 7  in which said means to fasten said spout assembly to said spout adapter includes a spout hub having threads which engage exterior threads of said spout adapter and a locking ring which engages said spout.