US 11,939,751 B2
Faucet spout mounting assembly
Gerald Robert Hayes, Lebanon, IN (US); and Scott Ellis Sorrell, Fountaintown, IN (US)
Assigned to Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/566,755.
Prior Publication US 2023/0212844 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16L 37/086 (2006.01); F16L 37/092 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/0403 (2013.01) [F16L 37/086 (2013.01); F16L 37/0926 (2019.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A faucet spout mounting assembly comprising:
an outer spout tube including an inner surface;
an inner adapter including a radially outwardly extending protrusion having a downwardly angled surface;
a bushing positioned radially intermediate the outer spout tube and the inner adapter, the bushing including:
a plurality of circumferentially spaced flexible upper arms; and
an upwardly angled surface supported by the flexible upper arms; and
wherein the downwardly angled surface of the inner adapter engages the upwardly angled surface of the bushing thereby forcing the flexible upper arms of the bushing outwardly against the inner surface of the outer spout tube.
 
9. A faucet spout mounting assembly comprising:
an outer spout tube including an inner surface;
an inner adapter having a downwardly angled surface;
a mounting hub positioned below the outer spout tube, wherein the inner adapter extends above the mounting hub;
a bushing positioned radially intermediate the outer spout tube and the inner adapter;
an upper constraint defined between the bushing and the outer spout tube; and
a lower constraint defined between the bushing and the mounting hub, the lower constraint positioned axially below the upper constraint.
 
17. A faucet spout mounting assembly comprising:
an outer spout tube including an inner surface;
an inner adapter having an angled surface;
a mounting hub positioned below the outer spout tube, wherein the inner adapter extends above the mounting hub;
a bushing including:
an upper constraint having:
a plurality of circumferentially spaced flexible upper arms;
an angled surface supported by the flexible upper arms; and
wherein the angled surface of the inner adapter forces the flexible upper arms outwardly against the inner surface of the outer spout tube; and
a lower constraint defined by engagement between a lower surface of the bushing and an upper surface of the mounting hub.