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A combination faucet assembly and filter assembly is provided wherein these respective assemblies are interconnected in a side-by-side relationship by pipes preferably located in a common housing structure. The combination is adapted for use in association with a kitchen sink or the like. The faucet

A combination faucet assembly and filter assembly is provided wherein these respective assemblies are interconnected in a side-by-side relationship by pipes preferably located in a common housing structure. The combination is adapted for use in association with a kitchen sink or the like. The faucet assembly incorporates a valve for mixing hot and cold tap water and for diverting cold tap water for passage through a filter in the filter assembly. A spout is preferably associated with the faucet assembly. A pivotable faucet lever is preferably associated with the faucet assembly. The lever has a universal type of movement capability and is manipulated by an operator to accomplish regulating of either such mixing of such divertiing, and also the regulating of water volume issuing from the spout. Preferably, in mixing hot and cold in an operator selected ratio are fed to a mixing chamber adjacent the valve before dispensing of the resulting water mixture from a spout. Preferably, in diverting, the faucet lever is moved downward below the normal off position whereby cold water is diverted from the faucet assembly, passes through the filter, returns to the faucet assembly and exits through the spout. Preferably, the filter is in a cartridge form that is insertable into and removable from the filter assembly through the top thereof. Preferably the spout has one channel for mixed water and another channel for filtered water.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A combined assembly comprised of faucet means, filter means and first and second conduit means interconnecting said faucet means with said filter means,said faucet means includingfirst housing means,mounting means for associating said faucet means with the rear deck porti

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A combined assembly comprised of faucet means, filter means and first and second conduit means interconnecting said faucet means with said filter means,said faucet means includingfirst housing means,mounting means for associating said faucet means with the rear deck portion of a sink means,spout means associated with said first housing means for dispensing water from said faucet means into said sink means, andmanually adjustable valve means associated with said first housing means for receiving hot and cold tap water, and for either (a) dispensing through said spout means one of said hot water, said cold water, or an admixture of said hot and said cold water, or (b) diverting only said cold water into said first conduit means for conveyance to said filter means,said valve means having a valve body which definesinput channel means for receiving each of said hot water and said cold water,first output channel means for delivering said cold water to said first conduit means,second output channel means for delivering said hot water, said cold water, or said admixture to said spout means, andsaid valve body further having thereinfirst and second disk members positioned in a stacked, interfacially contacting relationship relative to one another,said second disk member resting in contacting relationship over said input channel means and said first and said second output channel means, and said second disk member having respective input port means defined therethrough that are aligned with said input channel means and also having respective output port means defined therethrough that are aligned with each of said first and said second output channel means,each of said first and said second disk members having a respective defined perimeter configuration,said first disk member having first disk facial portions that are in contacting relationship with adjacent second disk facial portions, said first disk member having first and second cavity means defined in medial portions of said first disk facial portions, and said first disk facial portions being transversely slidable over areas of said second disk facial portions,the interrelationship between said first and said second disk members being such that (a) first disk member is slidably moveable to various positions, including a plurality of positions in each of respective first and second position domains, relative to said second disk member, (b) at said positions in said first position domain of said first disk member relative to said second disk member, said cold water is deliverable from said input channel means, passes through said input port means, then through said first cavity means, and out through said first output port means, and (c) at said positions in said second position domain of said first disk member relative to said second disk member at least one or both of said cold water and said hot water is or are, as the case may be, deliverable from said input channel means, pass(es) through said input port means, then through said second cavity means, said out through said second output port means, and the amount, if any, of each of said hot water and said cold water that is input from said input channel means and that so passes through said stacked disk members to either said first or said second output aperture means being determined by the particular position of said first disk member relative to said second disk member in either of said first and second position domains,said valve means further having valve actuating lever means extending through said first housing means and said valve body, and also projecting outwardly from said first housing means, said level means having a proximal end portion and an opposite distal end portion, said proximal end portion being adjustably and movably associated with said first disk member, and the position of said proximal end portion being determined by the spatial position of said distal end portion, whereby the position of said first disk member relative of said second disk member is so slidably moveable and thereby adjustable,said filter means including second housing means, filtration material in said second housing means, and mounting means for associating said filter means with said rear deck portion in spaced, adjacent relationship to said faucet means, said filter means being adapted for receiving cold tap water from said first conduit means, filtering said tap water, and charging said filtered water into said second conduit means for conveyance to said faucet means,said faucet means being adapted for conveyance of said filtered water from said second conduit means to said spout means and dispensing said so filtered water through said spout means, andsaid filtration material being replaceable in said second housing from above said rear deck portion.