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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Perry D. Erickson, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A faucet assembly includes a spout, a hand-held sprayer, and a slow-close insert. The hand-held sprayer is coupled to a hose that extends through the spot and movable between a retracted position in which a portion of the hand-held sprayer is located within the spout and an extended position. The slow-close insert includes an inner sleeve and a spring. The inner sleeve is disposed at least partially within the spout and operable between a first position and a second position. The inner sleeve includes a jaw configured to engage the portion of the hand-held sprayer when the inner sleeve is in the first position and release the portion of the hand-held sprayer when the inner sleeve is in the second position. The spring is configured to assist movement of the inner sleeve between the first position and the second position.