Patent ID: 11879238
Assignee: KOHLER CO.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 15:
16. A faucet assembly, comprising:
a faucet body;
a faucet valve assembly coupled to the faucet body and comprising a movable valve stem;
a faucet handle coupled to the valve stem; and
a friction ring including a body and a contact member disposed on the body, the contact member comprising an arcuate wall that is slidably engaged with the valve stem,
wherein the contact member is a first contact member of a plurality of contact members disposed on the body, the plurality of contact members further comprising a second contact member coupled to the body on an opposing side of the valve stem as the first contact member, wherein the first contact member and the second contact member together define a gap, and wherein a width of the gap between the first contact member and the second contact member increases with increasing distance from a central axis of the body.