Kohler Company

Harley-davidson Motor Company Group, LLC

Brad Raymond Hadfield

Perry D Erickson

David Eugene Hansen

Rafael A Rexach

Gregory De Swarte

John C Esche

Matthew T Harrison

William H Brown

Disclosed is a friction ring including a body and a contact member. The body is configured to couple the friction ring to at least one of a faucet assembly or a faucet valve assembly. The contact member is disposed on the body. The contact member is configured to slidably engage with a valve stem of the faucet valve assembly. The contact member is further configured to press against the valve stem to increase a frictional force between the contact member and the valve stem over a full range of movement of the valve stem.

Faucet assembly with friction ring

A faucet that includes a base; a riser having a first end, which couples to the base, and a distal second end; a first pivot member extending between first and second ends, wherein the first pivot member operatively couples to the second end of the riser at a first pivot axis located between the first and second ends of the first pivot member; a spout fluidly connected to the base through the riser and the first pivot member, the spout comprising an inlet end, which couples to the second end of the first pivot member such that the spout is rotatable relative to the riser through the first pivot member; and a biasing member operatively coupled to the first end of the first pivot member such that the biasing member creates a force, which biases and/or dampens relative rotation between the spout and the riser about the first pivot axis.

Force assisted articulating faucet

A faucet includes a spout, a spray hose, a support arm, and a sprayer. The spray hose is partially contained within the spout and extends from the spout. The support arm is coupled to the spout and extends from the spout. The sprayer includes a docking assembly and a spray head. The docking assembly is removably coupled to the support arm. The spray head assembly is rotatably coupled to the spray hose and rotatably coupled to the docking assembly. The docking assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the spray head assembly relative to the docking assembly.

Spray indexing mechanism for faucet

A faucet includes a spout base having a first end mounted to a mounting surface and a second end opposite the first end that includes an elbow, more than one water supply line within the spout base, and a hub containing a mixing valve. The hub includes an inlet end and an outlet end. The second end of the spout base and the inlet end of the hub connect together. The inlet end of the hub connects to the water supply lines. The mixing valve is approximately midway between the elbow and a dispensing end of the faucet.

Faucet

A motorcycle swing arm support assembly includes a bushing extending through a portion of the swing arm and the frame, a spacer, and a bolt extending through the frame, swing arm, bushing, spacer, and a portion of the motorcycle transmission case. The drive belt of the motorcycle defines a loop around the spacer. The drive belt may be removed without dropping or raising the transmission case by partially retracting the bolt so that the spacer may be removed and the belt replaced. The bushing has an elongated portion that may be extended through the swing arm and the frame to pivotally connect the frame and swing arm during the assembly process.

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Port Washington, WI, United States of America

Brad Raymond Hadfield