Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Axially compressible bearing
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Application No.: US16270691Application Date: 2019-02-08
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Publication No.: US11280371B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Jacob R. Frye , Gabriel M. Niederlander
- Applicant: Kohler Co.
- Applicant Address: US WI Kohler
- Assignee: Kohler Co.
- Current Assignee: Kohler Co.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Kohler
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F16C23/04
- IPC: F16C23/04 ; F16K27/00 ; E03C1/04 ; F16L27/08

Abstract:
Disclosed is a bearing configured to couple a faucet spout to a faucet body. The bearing includes a plurality of fingers extending parallel to a central axis of the bearing. The plurality of fingers is configured to engage with the faucet spout at an intermediate position between a first end of the bearing and a second end of the bearing. The fingers are configured to exert an outward pressure to the faucet spout. The fingers are also configured to compress in a substantially axial direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200256381A1 AXIALLY COMPRESSIBLE BEARING Public/Granted day:2020-08-13
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