Patent ID: 7490619

Claim:
A faucet assembly, comprising: a valve subassembly, said valve subassembly including a valve mechanism and an actuator having an axis, said actuator being coupled to said valve mechanism to operate said valve mechanism when said actuator is rotated about said axis; an underbody, said underbody including a valve end body for receiving said valve subassembly for connection thereto; a deck plate configured for coupling to said underbody, said deck plate including a valve opening; a handle adapter coupled to said faucet assembly to be non-rotatable with respect to said deck plate; and a handle subassembly having a hub and a valve operator, said valve operator being rotatably coupled to said hub, said valve operator being connected to said actuator of said valve subassembly to operate said valve subassembly when said valve operator is rotated about said axis to move in relation to said deck plate, and said hub being attached to said deck plate via said handle adapter such that said hub is held stationary with respect to said deck plate during operation of said valve operator, wherein said handle adapter includes an anti-rotation feature located to engage a portion of at least one of said underbody and said deck plate, said anti-rotation feature and said portion together forming an anti-rotation device to prevent rotation of said handle adapter with respect to said deck plate about said axis.