Faucet valve with multiple seals

Claim 1

A VALVE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A FAUCET BODY HAVING AN INLET PASSAGE AND AN OUTLET PASSAGE COMMUNICATING WITH THE INLET PASSAGE, SAID FAUCET BODY INCLUDING A VALVE SEAT AT THE AREA OF JUNCTURE AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE LET PASSAGE, SAID FAUCET BODY INCLUDING AN OPENING INTERSECTING SAID AREA OF JUNCTURE AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE EXTERIOR OF SAID FAUCET BODY, A SLEEVE MOUNTED IN SAID OPENING, THE LOWER END OF SAID SLEEVE COOPERATING WITH A PORTION OF SAID FAUCET BODY TO DEFINE AN ANNULAR GROOVE, A VALVE BODY, SAID SLEEVE AND SAID VALVE BODY HAVING COMPLEMENTARY THREADS WHEREBY SAID VALVE BODY IS MOVED TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID SEAT AS IT IS TURNED IN SAID THREADS OF SAID SLEEVE, SAID VALVE BODY HAVING A CYLINDRICAL PERIPHERAL SURFACE, SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN INTERNAL CYLINDRICAL SURFACE COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE ON SAID VALVE BODY, SAID VALVE BODY HAVING AN ANNULAR GROOVE IN SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE, AN O-RING POSITIONED IN SAID GROOVE AND ENGAGING THE CYLINDRICAL SURFACE ON SAID SLEEVE THEREBY TENDING TO PREVENT ROTATION BETWEEN SAID VALVE BODY AND SAID SLEEVE AND PROVIDING A LIQUID-TIGHT SEAL BETWEEN SAID VALVE BODY AND SAID SLEEVE, A WASHER HOLDER ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A WASHER, MEANS FOR ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID WASHER HOLDER ON THE LOWER END OF SAID VALVE BODY FOR MOVEMENT WITH SAID VALVE BODY TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE VALVE SEAT WHEN THE VALVE BODY IS ROTATED IN THE SLEEVE, SAID WASHER HOLDER HAVING AN EXTERIOR CYLINDRICAL SURFACE, AN O-RING POSITIONED IN THE GROOVE FROMED BY THE LOWER END OF SAID SLEEVE AND SAID FAUCET BODY AND ENGAGING THE CYLINDRICAL SURFACE ON SAID WASHER HOLDER THEREBY PROVIDING A LIQUID-TIGHT SEAL PREVENTING LIQUID FROM ENTERING IN THE AREA BETWEEN SAID O-RING ON SAID VALVE BODY AND SAID O-RING ON SAID WASHER HOLDER, THE AXIAL EXTENT OF SAID GROOVE FORMED BY SAID SLEEVE AND SAID FAUCET BODY BEING GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID O-RING POSITIONED IN SAID GROOVE.