Patent ID: 8613294
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A faucet assembly comprising: a faucet body having a containment space with an opening, the opening having a water outlet, and the water outlet having an assembly tube extending into the containment space; a connecting tube disposed in the containment space of the faucet body, an end of the connecting tube having a connecting section, the connecting section connected to the assembly tube, another end of the connecting section having a securing section adjacent to the opening, the securing section having an inner threaded section on an inner sidewall; and a tube-shaped coupling member having an axial connecting aperture, a first end of the coupling member having an outer threaded section, a second end of the coupling member having a narrowed outer section relative to the first end, the narrowed section having a screw aperture connecting to the connecting aperture, a screw member engaged with the screw aperture, and the inner threaded section of the connecting tube threadedly engaged with the outer threaded section of the coupling member to secure the faucet body, the coupling member further comprising a sealing slot around an inner wall of the connecting aperture of the first end, and a sealing ring disposed in the sealing slot; wherein the securing section further comprises a first stopping face and a second stopping face that extends to the inner threaded section, and the coupling member has a sealing face at an end of the outer threaded section, and wherein a sealing sleeve is disposed adjacent to the sealing face, the sealing face disposed in the securing section and pressing the sealing sleeve against the first stopping face and the second stopping face.