Patent ID: 9074357
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for coupling an electronic faucet to a sink deck having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a wall defining a sink deck aperture extending between the top surface and the bottom surface of the sink deck, the mounting assembly comprising: a delivery spout; a spout insulator having a top surface, a bottom surface, and internal walls defining a top shank aperture, said top surface configured to attach to said delivery spout, said bottom surface configured to abut the sink deck, and said top shank aperture configured to be disposed over the sink deck aperture; a mounting bracket configured to attach to said bottom surface of the sink deck below the sink deck aperture, said mounting bracket including a boss defining a bottom shank aperture, said boss including a projecting lip sufficient in height to extend into the sink deck aperture and project above the bottom surface of the sink deck, said projecting lip of said boss of said mounting bracket being spaced from internal walls of said spout insulator via a radial clearance, when said mounting bracket is attached to the bottom surface of the sink deck, the mounting bracket formed of an electrically non-conductive material; and a metal shank connected to said delivery spout and extending through said top shank aperture of said spout insulator, the sink deck aperture, and said bottom shank aperture of said mounting bracket, whereby when said mounting bracket is attached to the bottom surface of the sink deck, said shank is spaced from the sink deck.