Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, LLP
Foot-actuated faucet
A foot-actuated faucet includes a valve having a body, a bonnet attached to the body and a diaphragm mounted between the body and the bonnet to define a chamber in the bonnet. The body includes an inlet adapted to connect to a water source and an outlet to a spigot. A vertical outlet channel is formed in the body, connects to the outlet near the lower end and has a seat formed at the upper end. The seat is higher than the outlet. An actuating hole is defined in and extends through the bonnet, and an actuating tube connected to the actuating hole to communicate with the chamber. A hole with a diameter smaller than the actuating hole is defined in the diaphragm. An actuating device communicates with the chamber in the valve via the actuating tube and including an actuating valve movably received in the actuating device. The actuating valve includes a shank partially extending out of the actuating device and adapted to be stepped on by a user to selectively release pressure in the chamber. Thus the technique of controlling the flow of water has the foot-actuating device release the water pressure above the diaphragm thereby decreasing the cost of manufacturing and completely avoiding any electrical hazard.
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inventional inventional
Jiun-Yan
Chen