Patent ID: 8590572

Claim:
A method of retaining a spout tube within a spout body of a faucet, the spout tube having a tip and the spout body having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a chamber, the method comprising the steps of: providing a clip and an insert; positioning the spout tube within the chamber of the spout body with the tip of the spout tube located proximal the outlet end of the spout body; moving the tip of the spout tube toward the outlet end of the spout body and into the insert until the clip expands outwardly relative to the tip and into engagement with the insert; and securing the insert to the outlet end of the spout body; wherein the step of positioning the spout tube within the chamber of the spout body comprises the steps of: inserting the tip of the spout tube into the inlet end of the spout body; and moving the tip of the spout tube through the chamber of the spout body until reaching the outlet end of the spout body.