Patent ID: 11939751
Assignee: DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
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.