Faucet actuator
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Jun 26, 1990
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Oct 16, 1989
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Oct 16, 1989
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A slow closing faucet assembly having hot and cold water inlets, a spool valve capable of rectilinear movement for controlling water flow volume and rotational movement for controlling relative amounts of hot and cold water, a tubular housing mounted on the faucet, a hydraulic damper in the tubular housing having an extended piston rod attached to a valve stem of the spool valve, a compression coil spring around the hydraulic damper between an upper retainer and a lower retainer, the upper retainer being threadably attached to the housing, and adjustable to vary the spring compression, the lower retainer being rectilinearly movable within the housing toward the upper retainer to compress the spring and hydraulic damper, and a lever having an end within said housing engaged with the valve stem for rotation thereof allowing water temperature control, and operable on said lower retainer for moving said lower retainer toward said upper retainer.
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