公开(公告)号：US20180080203A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15272161

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： JACOB R. FRYE

IPC: E03C1/04

CPC classification number: E03C1/04 ,  E03C2001/0415

Abstract: A weight for a faucet hose includes a body defining a channel extending therethrough, the channel having a non-linear axis, wherein the channel is configured to receive and frictionally engage a hose.

公开(公告)号：US20200256381A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16270691

申请日：2019-02-08

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： JACOB R. FRYE ,  Gabriel M. Niederlander

IPC: F16C23/04 ,  F16K27/00

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.