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A flow increasing insert member for a faucet valve body includes a notch therein. The insert member is sized to fit within a cavity passage in the valve body. The notch and the bottom surface of the cavity passage form a passage therethrough of lesser cross sectional area compared to the cavity pass

A flow increasing insert member for a faucet valve body includes a notch therein. The insert member is sized to fit within a cavity passage in the valve body. The notch and the bottom surface of the cavity passage form a passage therethrough of lesser cross sectional area compared to the cavity passage and has a contoured surface to provide for a laminated and less turbulent flow as compared to the cavity passage. The insert member maintains the advantages of quiet opening of the valve body by not interfering with the function of the specifically shaped inlet through the bottom surface of the valve body. In addition, the insert member allows for restricted flow through a groove about the circumference of the valve body when in a partially open position.

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In a faucet body having a cylindrical bore therein; an inlet port opening into and offset from the axis of said bore and an outlet port; a valve assembly rotatable in said bore and having an inlet offset from the axis of rotation and a cavity passage extending laterally from said inlet; the improvem

In a faucet body having a cylindrical bore therein; an inlet port opening into and offset from the axis of said bore and an outlet port; a valve assembly rotatable in said bore and having an inlet offset from the axis of rotation and a cavity passage extending laterally from said inlet; the improvement in the valve assembly characterized by: an insert member having contoured walls forming a notch within said insert member, said contoured walls in conjunction with a wall of said cavity passage forming a passage of reduced cross-sectional area substantially equal to the area of said inlet port at one end of said cavity passage and said outlet port at another end of said cavity passage.