Article: Danish Inventor Develops Mixing Faucet

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 15 -- Torben Eriksen of Vissenbjerg, Denmark, has developed a mixing faucet.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixing faucet includes a body part, where a rotatable swivel tap is mounted on said body part, and where a rotatable valve spindle is mounted in said body part for an adjustment of the feeding of cold and hot water, respectively. The rotatable valve spindle is according to the invention equipped with a projecting arm engaging a groove in a slide on the side of the body part. The resulting mixing faucet is much easier to handle than hitherto known."

The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,278,446 on Oct. 9.

The patent has been assigned ...

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