US 12,281,714 B2
Faucet with integrated valve
Perry Erickson, Sheboygan, WI (US)
Assigned to KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,729.
Application 18/469,729 is a continuation of application No. 17/676,504, filed on Feb. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,781,665.
Application 17/676,504 is a continuation of application No. 16/560,697, filed on Sep. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,274,761, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/727,699, filed on Sep. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0026987 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16K 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 19/006 (2013.01) [E03C 1/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A faucet, comprising:
a valve cartridge configured to control a flow of water; and
a structure configured to support the valve cartridge, the structure comprising:
a mount extending in a longitudinal direction and having a concave portion and a smooth portion positioned adjacent to the concave portion; and
a lock plate that detachably couples to the mount, the lock plate having a convex portion;
wherein the convex portion of the lock plate is configured to interface with the concave portion of the mount in a first rotational position to secure the lock plate relative to the mount; and
wherein the lock plate is configured to slide along the smooth portion in the longitudinal direction in a second rotational position.