Single handle mixing faucet

Claim 1

A faucet comprising: a substantially T-shaped body with a truncated cone-shaped compartment formed therein, a hot water passage and a cold water passage being formed in said T-shaped body and respectively communicating with a hot water supply and a cold water supply, a shower outlet which communicates with a shower head and a tub outlet which communicates with a tub being formed on an inner periphery of said cone-shaped compartment; a truncated cone being pivotally received in said cone-shaped compartment, a control arm being attached to said truncated cone for pivotally controlling the water temperature as well as the output destination of the faucet, said truncated cone having a first hot water path, a first cold water path and a shower head path formed therein which communicate with one another, said truncated cone further having a second hot water path and a second cold water path formed therein which independently communicate with said tub outlet, such that all of said first and second hot water paths, said first and second cold water paths and said shower head path are blocked when said control arm is in a neutral position; said first hot water path, said first cold water path and said shower head path are respectively communicable with said hot water passage, said cold water passage and said shower outlet when said control arm is in a leftward position while said second hot water path and said second cold water path are blocked; and said first hot water path and said cold water path are respectively communicable with said hot water passage and said cold water passage when said control arm is in a rightward position while said first hot water path, said first cold water path and said shower head path are blocked.