Patent ID: 9057184
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: E03C,F21V,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An insulator base for an electronic faucet, the insulator base comprising: a housing including an outer sidewall and an inner sidewall each extending about an opening defining a longitudinal axis, a receiving chamber positioned inwardly from the outer sidewall, a channel positioned inwardly from the outer sidewall and in communication with the receiving chamber, the channel defined between the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall, and an aperture formed within the outer sidewall and in communication with the receiving chamber; a light assembly including a support board and a light emitter coupled to the support board, the support board positioned within the receiving chamber of the housing; a connecting wire electrically coupled to the light assembly, the connecting wire extending within the channel of the housing and into the receiving chamber; and a polymer overmold coupled to the housing, encapsulating and securing the light assembly within the receiving chamber and the connecting wire within the channel, the overmold defining a lens within the aperture of the outer sidewall, the lens permitting the transmission of light from the light emitter therethrough.