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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Adam DeVries, Anderson, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/05 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/055 (2013.01); E03C 1/0403 (2013.01); E03C 1/0404 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic faucet including a delivery spout, a valve cartridge, a bonnet nut securing the valve cartridge within the delivery spout, and a handle operably coupled to a valve stem of the valve cartridge. The bonnet nut is illustratively formed of a conductive polymer. A contact spring is supported by the valve stem, wherein an electrically conductive path extends from the faucet handle, the contact spring, the bonnet nut and the delivery spout.