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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2015
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Max Bock-Aronson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Murali Natarajan, Thirumangalam, IN;
Benjamin W. Marotz, Kohler, WI (US);
Michael J. Strege, Plymouth, WI (US);
Jeffrey Schumacher, Port Washington, WI (US);
Joel Smith, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Sharathkumar Badiger, Sheboygan, WI (US);
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A handle assembly configured to control water flow through a faucet valve. The handle assembly includes an output shaft rotatable about a first axis and configured to be operatively coupled to the valve; an input shaft rotatable about a second axis that is configured substantially transverse to the first axis, the input shaft configured to engage the output shaft to rotate the output shaft upon rotation of the input shaft; a handle coupled to the input shaft and configured to rotate the input shaft upon rotation of the handle about the second axis; and a saddle interconnecting the input shaft and the output shaft. The saddle includes a body having a channel that supports one of the input shaft and the output shaft, and a post extending away from the body and engaging an opening in the other of the input shaft and the output shaft.