Patent ID: 9568132
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: E03C,F16L

Claim:
1. A joint for an articulating faucet, comprising: a first housing rotatably coupled to a second housing; a clutch pin including a movable end cap; an annular clutch disc defining an aperture that receives the clutch pin; a first friction element coupled to the annular clutch disc with a first standoff; a second friction element in contact with the first friction element and coupled to the second housing with a second standoff, wherein at least one of the first standoff and the second standoff is spherical and comprises a synthetic material, wherein relative movement between the first friction element and the second friction element provides a resistive torque that inhibits relative motion between the first housing and the second housing; and an interface member coupled to the annular clutch disc and configured to apply a force to at least one of the first friction element and the second friction element that varies based on the position of the movable end cap.