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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jacob R. Frye, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Gabriel M. Niederlander, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 23/04 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16K 27/00 (2006.01); F16L 27/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 23/04 (2013.01); E03C 1/0404 (2013.01); F16K 27/00 (2013.01); F16L 27/08 (2013.01); E03C 2001/0414 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8807 (2015.04); Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04);
Abstract
Disclosed is a bearing configured to couple a faucet spout to a faucet body. The bearing includes a plurality of fingers extending parallel to a central axis of the bearing. The plurality of fingers is configured to engage with the faucet spout at an intermediate position between a first end of the bearing and a second end of the bearing. The fingers are configured to exert an outward pressure to the faucet spout. The fingers are also configured to compress in a substantially axial direction.