Patent ID: 8407829

Claim:
A drain assembly for use with a faucet, the drain assembly comprising: a lift rod; a lever arm; and a coupler including a center portion, an upper leg connected to the center portion and extending laterally in a first direction, a lower leg connected to the center portion below the upper leg and extending laterally in the first direction, the upper leg including a first opening and the lower leg including a second opening alignable with the first opening for receiving the lift rod, the upper leg and the lower leg being biased away from each other for frictionally engaging the lift rod, the coupler further including a receiver extending laterally in the first direction from the center portion and receiving the lever arm, the receiver including a first leg, a second leg, a tab coupled to the first leg and the second leg, and an opening defined between the first leg, the second leg, and the tab, such that the lever arm is received within the opening and is positioned vertically intermediate the upper leg and the lower leg of the coupler and horizontally intermediate the center portion of the coupler and the lift rod.