US 11,946,235 B2
Faucet handle assembly
Gerald Robert Hayes, Lebanon, IN (US); and Brian Wayne Johnson, Muncie, IN (US)
Assigned to Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/498,850.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/106,594, filed on Oct. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0127830 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/0412 (2013.01) [E03C 1/0402 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A faucet handle assembly configured to be supported by a mounting deck, the faucet handle assembly comprising:
a mounting shank configured to be mounted to the mounting deck, the mounting shank comprising an internal chamber;
a valve assembly received within the internal chamber of the mounting shank, the valve assembly comprising a valve stem being rotatable to facilitate water flow through the valve assembly;
a handle base coupled to the mounting shank;
a nut coupled to the handle base;
a bearing coupled to the nut;
a valve stem adapter coupled to the bearing for rotation relative to the handle base, and the valve stem adapter operably coupled to the valve stem, wherein the nut compresses the bearing against the valve stem adapter;
an upper handle comprising:
a lever coupled to the valve stem adapter and the valve stem; and
a cover coupled to the valve stem adapter, and the cover and the lever together obscuring the valve stem adapter.