Faucet handle retainer
CA 2445720 C · Owner: Masco Corporation Of Indiana · Inventors: Jones, Scott Kevin; Marty, Garry Robin
Overview
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A faucet assembly includes a first handle attached to rotate a fluid control member and includes a first groove. A second handle is attached to move the fluid control member along a central axis and includes a second groove aligned with the first groove. A retainer ring disposed is movable within the first and second grooves between a release and secure positions. A biasing member within the second groove biases the retainer toward the release position and a threaded member within the first handle biases retainer toward the secured position. The setscrew moves the retainer from the release position by moving a portion of the retainer from the second groove to the first groove within the …
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- Filed October 20, 2003 and granted July 26, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 20, 2023.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by October 20, 2025.
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