Patent ID: 8011384

Claim:
A bridge faucet assembly configured to be coupled to a mounting deck, the bridge faucet assembly comprising: a hot water pillar including a first valve for controlling the flow of hot water; a cold water pillar positioned in spaced relation to the hot water pillar, the cold water pillar including a second valve for controlling the flow of cold water; a bridge fluidly coupled to the hot water pillar and the cold water pillar, the bridge including a mounting hub having a hub waterway positioned intermediate the hot water pillar and the cold water pillar and in spaced relation above the mounting deck; a spout supported by the mounting hub of the bridge and including an internal passageway fluidly coupled to the hub waterway, the spout including a spout riser, a delivery tube, and a tool access opening in an upper end of the spout riser; and a coupler including opposing proximal and distal ends and extending through the internal passageway of the spout riser from an upper end of the spout riser to a lower end of the spout riser and across the hub waterway, the coupler being configured to couple the spout to the bridge, the proximal end of the coupler including a tool engaging member received within the tool access opening of the spout riser and accessible from above by a tool, and the distal end of the coupler including an externally threaded portion received within an internally threaded aperture in the bottom of the mounting hub.