Patent ID: 8863780
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A faucet comprising: an outer housing having a surface formed of a first material, the outer housing having an entry and an outlet; a supply line structure having external threads, positioned in the outer housing, and configured to receive water from a supply line coupled to the supply line structure; a valve cartridge positioned at least partly in the outer housing and configured to control flow of water to the outlet; an insulator sleeve positioned at least partly in the outer housing between a wall of the outer housing and the valve cartridge; and a collar having a surface made of a second material different from the first material and at least partly nested within the insulator sleeve outside of the valve cartridge, wherein the collar includes internal threads that engage the external threads of the supply line structure to couple the collar to the supply line structure; wherein the insulator sleeve is made of a material that acts to galvanically insulate the outer housing from the collar.