U.S. patent application number 10/783205 was filed with the patent office on 2005-08-25 for bibcock for washbasin.
This patent application is currently assigned to FEELUX Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Noh, Shi Youl.
Application Number | 20050183200 10/783205 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34861176 |
Filed Date | 2005-08-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050183200 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Noh, Shi Youl |
August 25, 2005 |
Bibcock for washbasin
Abstract
Disclosed is a bibcock for washbasin, which has a control lever,
for regulating the amount of hot and cold water supplied, mounted
at the lower body of a discharge pipe for discharging hot and cold
water, thereby allowing a user to clean the control lever
conveniently and to use it sanitarily. The bibcock for washbasin
includes: a body of a predetermined height mounted at the upper end
of a washbasin for being supplied with hot and cold water, the body
having a valve therein; a discharge pipe extending from the body to
the front side and having a outlet formed at an end thereof for hot
and cold water supply; and a control lever mounted at the front
side of the lower body of the discharge pipe and connected with the
valve for regulating the amount of hot and cold water supplied.
Inventors: |
Noh, Shi Youl; (Kyonggi-do,
KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
JONATHAN Y. KANG, ESQ.
LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & SCHMADEKA
14th Floor
801 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles
CA
90017-5554
US
|
Assignee: |
FEELUX Co., Ltd.
|
Family ID: |
34861176 |
Appl. No.: |
10/783205 |
Filed: |
February 19, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
4/689 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E03C 1/23 20130101; E03C
1/04 20130101; E03C 1/2302 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
004/689 |
International
Class: |
E03C 001/04; E03C
001/23 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A bibcock for washbasin comprising: a body of a predetermined
height mounted at the upper end of a washbasin for being supplied
with hot and cold water, the body having a valve therein; a
discharge pipe extending from the body to the front side and having
a outlet formed at an end thereof for hot and cold water supply;
and a control lever mounted at the front side of the lower body of
the discharge pipe and connected with the valve for regulating the
amount of hot and cold water supplied.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a bibcock for washbasin,
and more particularly, to a bibcock for washbasin, which has a
control lever mounted at the lower body of a discharge pipe for
discharging hot and cold water, to regulate the amount of hot and
cold water supplied, thereby allowing a user to clean the control
lever conveniently and to use it sanitarily.
[0003] 2. Background of the Related Art
[0004] In general, a bathtub and a washbasin are installed in a
bathroom of a house. The bathtub has a bibcock capable of
regulating a supply amount of hot and cold water, a shower is
mounted on the bibcock for allowing a user to take a shower, and
another bibcock capable of regulating the amount of hot and cold
water supplied is mounted on the washbasin.
[0005] As shown in FIG. 1, the bibcock for the washbasin includes:
a bibcock body 11 having a discharge pipe 12, the discharge pipe 12
extending to the front from the washbasin 1, which is installed on
the wall surface, and having an outlet 13; a control lever 14
mounted at the upper end of the bibcock body 1 to control hot and
cold water supply and regulate the amount of water; and a lift rod
15 mounted at the rear side of the bibcock body 11 for opening and
closing a drainage cock 16 positioned on the floor of the washbasin
1.
[0006] After the lift rod 15 is lifted up, when the control lever
14 is rotated to open the outlet 13 in a state in which the
drainage cock 16 is closed, water of an appropriate temperature is
discharged through the outlet 13. When water of a desired amount is
discharged, the user closes the control lever 14, and then, washes
his/her face and hands. After that, when the lift rod 15 is pressed
down, the drainage cock 16 is opened, and water stored inside the
washbasin 1 is drained through a drainage pipe (not shown).
[0007] However, the conventional bibcock 10 has a disadvantage in
that the user must frequently clean the control lever 4 as the
control lever 14 is stained with soapy water splashed when the user
washes his/her face and hands inside the washbasin 1 and as soapy
water stained between the control lever 14 and the bibcock body 11
for a long time causes a bad smell and an unsanitary condition.
However, the conventional bibcock 10 is complicated in cleaning as
the control lever 14 is located at the upper end of the bibcock
body 11, i.e., at a position higher than water discharged from the
outlet 13.
[0008] Therefore, the conventional bibcock 10 is very unsanitary as
the user cannot frequently clean the control lever 14.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a bibcock
for washbasin that substantially obviates one or more problems due
to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
[0010] An object of the present invention is to provide a bibcock
for washbasin, which has a control lever, for regulating a supply
amount of hot and cold water, located lower than the height of
water discharged from an outlet of the bibcock by mounting the
control lever at the front side of the lower portion of a discharge
pipe, thereby allowing a user to clean the control lever
conveniently and to use sanitarily.
[0011] To achieve the above object, according to the present
invention, there is provided a bibcock for washbasin including: a
body of a predetermined height mounted at the upper end of a
washbasin for being supplied with hot and cold water, the body
having a valve therein; a discharge pipe extending from the body to
the front side and having a outlet formed at an end thereof for hot
and cold water supply; and a control lever mounted at the front
side of the lower body of the discharge pipe and connected with the
valve for regulating the amount of hot and cold water supplied.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the
present invention will be apparent from the following detailed
description of the preferred embodiments of the invention in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0013] FIG.1 is a perspective view of a conventional bibcock for
washbasin;
[0014] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bibcock for washbasin
according to the present invention; and
[0015] FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken by the line of A-A of FIG.
2.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0016] Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred
embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
[0017] For reference, like reference characters designate
corresponding parts throughout several views, and repeated
description of the same parts and constructions will be
omitted.
[0018] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bibcock for washbasin
according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view
taken by the line of A-A of FIG. 2.
[0019] First, the washbasin 1 according to the present invention
includes a reservoir 2 for storing water, and a drainage cock 16
mounted on the floor of the reservoir 2 in an openable way.
[0020] The drainage cock 16 is connected with the lift rod 15
mounted at the rear portion of the bibcock 100, which will be
described later, and opened and closed according to vertical
movement of the lift rod 15.
[0021] The bibcock 100 is mounted at the upper end of the washbasin
1.
[0022] Here, the bibcock 100 is connected with a water supply pipe
3 for supplying hot and cold water.
[0023] The bibcock 100 includes a body 110, a discharge pipe 120,
and a control lever 130.
[0024] The body 110 is mounted at the upper end of the washbasin 1
and supplied with hot and cold water from the water supply pipe 3,
and has a valve 140 therein, thereby controlling flow of hot and
cold water toward the discharge pipe 120.
[0025] Here, the valve 140 is a well-known common valve, and so, a
detailed description thereof will be omitted.
[0026] The body 110 has a predetermined height to install the
control lever 130 to the front side of the body 110 and to secure a
space where the user washes his/her face and hands inside the
washbasin 1, thereby preventing accidents, e.g., a case that the
user's head is bumped into the discharge pipe 120, which will be
described later, when washing the user's face, hands and/or
hair.
[0027] Moreover, the discharge pipe 120 extends from the body 110
to the front, and has an outlet 121 formed at an end thereof for
discharging hot and cold water.
[0028] The control lever 130 is mounted at the front side of the
lower body 110 of the discharge pipe 120, and connected with the
valve 140 to control the valve 140.
[0029] That is, the control lever 130 is located at a position
lower than the height of water discharged through the outlet 121 of
the discharge pipe 120.
[0030] Furthermore, the control lever 130 can be rotated in all
directions to control the valve 140, thereby regulating the amount
of hot and cold water discharged.
[0031] Here, it would be appreciated that the control lever 130 can
have one of various structures capable of controlling the valve
140, besides the structure shown in the drawings.
[0032] As described above, in the bibcock for washbasin according
to the present invention, when the control lever 130 is rotated
into an open condition, water induced into the body 110 through the
water supply pipe 3 passes the valve 140, and then, discharged out
through the outlet 121 after moving along the discharge pipe 120.
After that, the water discharged out through the outlet 121 is
stored in the reservoir 2.
[0033] After water is completely stored in the reservoir 2, the
user washes his/her face, hair and/or hands after rotating the
control lever 130 into a close condition.
[0034] Even though soapy water is splashed to the control lever 130
when the user washes his/her face, hair and/or hands, as the
control lever 130 is located lower than the height of water
discharged through the outlet 121 of the discharge pipe 120, the
user can clean the control lever easily, and always use the bibcock
100 sanitarily and cleanly.
[0035] As described above, the control lever is mounted at the
front side of the lower body of the discharge pipe and located
lower than the height of water discharged through the outlet, so
that the user can clean the control lever easily, and always use
the bibcock sanitarily and cleanly.
[0036] The forgoing embodiment is merely exemplary and is not to be
construed as limiting the present invention. The present teachings
can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. The
description of the present invention is intended to be
illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the claims. Many
alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to
those skilled in the art.
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