Patent ID: 8381759

Claim:
A faucet apparatus comprising: a bolt assembly having a brake shaft lever extending from an end thereof, said bolt assembly having an inlet and an outlet; a handle lever having a coupling end; a handle holder lock having a locking end affixed to said coupling end of said handle lever, said handle holder lock having teeth formed on an exterior surface thereof and extending longitudinally therealong, said handle holder lock having a radial slot formed therein so as to open at said exterior surface; a handle holder having an axial hole extending therethrough; a handle lever assembly positioned in said axial hole of said handle holder, said handle lever assembly connected to said brake shaft lever of said bolt assembly, said handle lever assembly having an interior passageway, said handle lever assembly having teeth formed on a wall of said interior passageway, said handle holder lock positioned in said interior passageway such that said teeth of said handle holder lock mesh with said teeth in said interior passageway of said handle lever assembly, said wall of said interior passageway of said handle lever assembly having a notch formed therein; and an elastic locker assembly positioned in said radial slot of said handle holder lock so as to releasably engage said notch of said handle lever assembly, said elastic locker assembly comprising: an elastic supporting member positioned so as to extend along at least a portion of said radial slot of said handle holder lock; and a bead positioned against said elastic supporting member and positioned within said radial slot, said elastic supporting member bearing against said bead so as to urge said bead into said notch.