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US 12,716,518 B2Granted
Lever handle for a faucet
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsJoseph Manga, Thomas P. Beh
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Abstract
A faucet handle assembly for use with a valve assembly of a faucet. The faucet handle assembly includes a handle hub having an end wall with a slot, and a lever handle operably coupled to the handle hub. The lever handle includes an arm and a coupler. The arm is slidably received within a narrow portion of the slot, and the coupler is slidably received within a wide portion of the slot.
Claims24
A faucet handle assembly for use with a valve assembly of a faucet, the faucet handle assembly comprising:
- a support base;
- a handle hub supported for rotation relative to the support base, the handle hub including an end wall having a slot with a narrow portion and a wide portion;
- a lever handle operably coupled to the handle hub, the lever handle including an arm and a coupler, the arm slidably received within the narrow portion of the slot, and the coupler slidably received within the wide portion of the slot;
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- a retainer supported by the coupler, the retainer configured to secure the lever handle to a rotatable valve stem.
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A valve assembly for a faucet, the valve assembly comprising:
- a valve body defining a longitudinal axis;
- a valve cartridge supported by the valve body, the valve cartridge including a cartridge housing, a moveable valve member received within the cartridge housing, and a longitudinally extending valve stem operably coupled to the moveable valve member;
- a handle hub supported for rotation relative to the valve body, the handle hub including an end wall having a slot with a narrow portion and a wide portion;
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- a lever handle operably coupled to the handle hub, the lever handle including an arm and a coupler, the arm slidably received within the narrow portion of the slot, and the coupler slidably received within the wide portion of the slot.
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A faucet assembly comprising:
- a delivery spout including a valve body;
- the valve body defining a longitudinal axis and including a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet and a mixed water outlet;
- a valve cartridge supported by the valve body, the valve cartridge including a cartridge housing, a moveable valve member received within the cartridge housing, and a longitudinally extending valve stem operably coupled to the moveable valve member;
- a handle hub supported for rotation relative to the valve body, the handle hub including an end wall having a slot with a narrow portion and a wide portion;
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- a lever handle operably coupled to the handle hub, the lever handle including a blade and a coupler, the blade slidably received within the narrow portion of the slot, and the coupler slidably received within the wide portion of the slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.