Kohler Mira Limited

Austin Bumpsteed

Oliver Jones

Nigel Paul Sansum

Karl Antony Fearnley

Daniel Paul Griffiths

Karl Feamley

A faucet includes a body that extends between a first end and a second end, and is arranged to receive a mixing cartridge. A diaphragm valve is provided in the body, and includes a flexible diaphragm having a first side and a second side, the flexible diaphragm being moveable to open and close the diaphragm valve to control a flow of water to an outlet of the faucet. A fluid bypass, separate from the flexible diaphragm, is in fluid communication between the first side and the second side of the flexible diaphragm. A bypass valve member is moveable to open and close the fluid bypass to vary a pressure differential across the flexible diaphragm, to open and close the diaphragm valve. A push operated control member is arranged to move the bypass valve member at the second end of the body.

Faucets

A mixer valve () comprises a body () extending in a first direction between a front end and a rear end. The body () defines a volume (); a thermostatic cartridge () is received in the volume (), and a diaphragm valve () is received in the volume () between the thermostatic cartridge () and the rear end of the body (). The diaphragm valve () is operable in response to actuation of a push operated control member () to control flow of water from the mixer valve ().

A thermostatic mixing valve having a manually operable actuator for user selection of water temperature and flow rate, where the actuator is configured to permit both simultaneous and independent adjustment of the water temperature and the flow rate.

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