CPC E03C 1/0404 (2013.01) [E03C 1/04 (2013.01); E03C 2001/0415 (2013.01); E03C 2001/0417 (2013.01); Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04)] | 7 Claims |
1. A faucet mounting assembly for a faucet having a faucet body and a nozzle configured to releasably attach to an end of the faucet body, the faucet mounting assembly comprising:
a conical nut coupled to the nozzle;
a receiving clip coupled to an inner surface of the end of the faucet body and configured to receive the conical nut within, the receiving clip comprising:
a substantially annular base;
a slot extending through a circumferential surface of the substantially annular base; and
one or more tabs comprising fixed ends fixed to the substantially annular base and
free ends opposite the fixed ends and bounded by the slot, the one or more tabs being configured to flex radially between a non-flexed position and flexed position;
wherein the slot comprises a circumferential segment extending circumferentially along the circumferential surface of the substantially annular base through at least a portion of the receiving clip,
wherein the slot further comprises a longitudinal segment substantially perpendicular to the circumferential segment and intersecting the circumferential segment, and wherein the one or more tabs are bounded by the circumferential segment and the longitudinal segment on adjacent sides, and
wherein the one or more tabs flex into the flexed position when the conical nut is repositioned in and out of engagement with the receiving clip and return to the non-flexed position when the conical nut is seated within the receiving clip.
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