Patent ID: 9052036
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: E03C,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An extension assembly installed on a threaded stem of a faucet assembly, the faucet assembly being installed on a sink, the threaded stem having a lowermost portion that is located above a lowermost portion of a bowl of the sink, the extension assembly comprising: a stem extender having a hollow interior entirely therethrough, the stem extender comprising an internally threaded bore within an upper portion thereof for threadably coupling with the threaded stem and an external thread at a lower portion thereof, the stem extender being secured to the threaded stem; an extension tube having a hollow interior entirely therethrough, the extension tube being assembled with the stem extender so that the stem extender extends through the hollow interior of the extension tube; and a nut threadably coupled with the external thread of the stem extender and securing the extension tube on the stem extender and securing the faucet assembly to the sink, wherein the stem extender and the extension tube have longitudinal lengths such that the nut is at a location below the lowermost portion of the bowl of the sink.