Patent ID: 9328486
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: E03C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A faucet, comprising: a faucet base having an opening; a rotation-limiting element receivable in the opening, the rotation-limiting element having a first engagement structure; a spout with an end receivable in the opening, the end of the spout having a second engagement structure; a retainer that surrounds the spout for retaining the spout and rotation-limiting element in the opening, the spout being selectively rotatable in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction within the retainer from a first position where the first engagement structure is in contact with the second engagement structure, through a degree of rotation throughout which the first and second engagement structures are spaced a distance apart, to a second position where the first engagement structure is in contact with the second engagement structure, the degree of rotation being variable by adjusting the distance the first and second engagement structures are spaced apart, and the spout being fully rotatable through 360° when the first and second engagement structures do not contact each other, and being non-rotatable with respect to the base when the first and second engagement structures are maintained in contact, and a spacer receivable in the opening below the rotation-limiting element, wherein the spacer adjusts the distance between the first engagement structure and the second engagement structure.