The Boeing Company
VALVE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR A FAUCET ASSEMBLY

Abstract:

A valve cartridge assembly includes a rod member and a wall member, which defines a channel, which extends through the valve cartridge assembly and surrounds at least a portion of the rod member. A first portion of the channel has a first width dimension which is greater than a second width dimension of the rod member. A first end wall of wall member and the rod member define an inlet opening to first portion of channel. A seal member secured to the rod member, wherein the seal member has a third width dimension greater than a fourth width dimension of the inlet opening and with rod member and the seal member in a first position, seal member is positioned abutting against first end wall closing inlet opening and in a second position, seal member is positioned spaced apart from first end wall which places inlet opening in an open position.