Quick attach clamp for a faucet

A faucet assembly configured to be mounted to a mounting deck having a passageway extending from a first surface of the mounting deck to a second surface of the mounting deck, the faucet assembly comprising:

• a spout configured to emit a fluid therefrom;
• a base configured to be installed on the first surface of the mounting deck and between the spout and the mounting deck, the base having a size and shape such that the base cannot pass through the passageway of the mounting deck when installed on the first surface;
• a mounting shank connected to the base and configured to be inserted in the passageway to carry the fluid through the passageway to the spout, the mounting shank having a circular outer surface having external threads thereon;
• a nut including:
• a pipe section having an inner wall defining a channel having a first end portion, a middle portion, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the channel being sized to receive the mounting shank such that the first end portion is closer than the second end portion to the base, the first end portion including a first set of partial internal threads that extend less than a full circumference around the channel, the second end portion including a second set of partial internal threads that extend less than a full circumference around the channel, the second set of partial internal threads having a circumferential position that is offset approximately 180 degrees from a circumferential position of the first set of partial internal threads;
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• a cantilevered arm extending from an outer wall of the pipe section at a location approximately 180 degrees offset around a circumference of the channel from the first set of partial internal threads of the first end portion of the channel, the cantilevered arm including a threaded through-hole;
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• an externally threaded screw configured to be screwed through the threaded through-hole of the cantilevered arm until a distal end of the screw presses against the second surface of the mounting deck and biases the first set of partial internal threads and the second set of partial internal threads of the pipe section against the external threads of the mounting shank, thereby securing the faucet assembly to the mounting deck.

A locking device for securing a faucet to a mounting deck having a passageway extending from a first surface of the mounting deck to a second surface of the mounting deck, a mounting shank of the faucet extending through the passageway of the mounting deck, the mounting shank having a circular outer surface having external threads thereon, the locking device comprising:

• a nut including:
• a pipe section having an inner wall defining a channel having a first end portion, a middle portion, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the middle portion being skewed relative to the first end portion and the second end portion, the channel being sized to receive the mounting shank such that the first end portion is closer than the second end portion to the mounting deck, the first end portion including a first set of partial internal threads that extend less than a full circumference around the channel, the second end portion including a second set of partial internal threads that extend less than a full circumference around the channel, the second set of partial internal threads having a circumferential position that is offset approximately 180 degrees from a circumferential position of the first set of partial internal threads;
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• a cantilevered arm extending from an outer wall of the pipe section, the cantilevered arm having a circumferential position that is offset approximately 180 degrees from a circumferential position of the first set of partial internal threads, the cantilevered arm including a threaded through-hole;
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• an externally threaded screw configured to be screwed through the threaded through-hole of the cantilevered arm until a distal end of the screw presses against the second surface of the mounting deck and biases the first set of partial internal threads and the second set of partial internal threads of the pipe section against the external threads of the mounting shank, thereby securing the faucet to the mounting deck.