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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Herbert W. Hoeptner, Iii, Gilroy, CA (US);
Herbert W. Hoeptner, III, Gilroy, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A faucet, which includes a seat defining a bore, and a one-piece construction metallic valve stem movable toward and away from the seat, the improvement comprising retainer structure associated with a lower end portion of the structure defining a head to locate in axial alignment with the bore, and a shank, and a non-metallic elastomeric O-ring installed on the shank, the O-ring sized to fit the bore between the head and stem structure above the shank, the O-ring received in the bore and captivated to directly seal off between the shank and the bore, seating with the bore, and a second O-ring carried by the stem and sealing off between the stem and a second bore defined by a bonnet as the first defined O-ring is moved by the stem toward and away from the first defined bore.