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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventor:
Perry Erickson, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Assignee:
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/04 (2005.12); F16K 11/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 19/006 (2012.12); E03C 1/04 (2012.12);
Abstract
A faucet includes a valve cartridge configured to control a flow of water and a structure that supports the valve cartridge. The structure includes a mount having a concave portion and a smooth portion positioned adjacent to the concave portion. The structure includes a lock plate that detachably couples to the mount, in which the lock plate has a convex portion. The convex portion of the lock plate interfaces with the concave portion of the mount in a first rotational position to secure the lock plate relative to the mount. The lock plate slides along the smooth portion in a second rotational position.