Patent ID: 11946235
Assignee: DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A faucet handle assembly configured to be supported by a mounting deck, the faucet handle assembly comprising:
a valve stem adapter configured to operably couple to a valve stem of a valve assembly, the valve stem adapter configured to rotate about a rotation axis together with the valve stem to facilitate water flow through the valve assembly;
an upper handle comprising:
a lever coupled to the valve stem adapter, the lever being disposed on a first side of the rotation axis; and
a cover coupled to the valve stem adapter;

a mounting shank configured to be mounted to the mounting deck, the mounting shank comprising an internal chamber; and
the valve assembly the valve assembly being at least partially received within the internal chamber of the mounting shank, the valve assembly comprising the valve stem and being disposed on a second side of the rotation axis, the second side opposite the first side, and the cover and the lever together obscuring the valve stem adapter.