Abstract: A quick-install mounting nut assembly for connecting a shank of a faucet to a deck with the shank having an enlarged upper portion disposed above the deck and a smaller diameter lower portion extending through an opening of the deck. A strap of the assembly is loosely disposed on the lower portion of the shank to be axially raised thereon. The strap has a pair of ears formed thereon with apertures therein. A pair of clips are connected to the ears of the strap and each has an aperture therein aligned with the apertures of the ears of the strap. Each of the clips has a clamping portion biased downwardly into engagement with the lower portion of the shank. A pair of fastener members are separately disposed through the apertures of the strap and the clips and are in threaded engagement with the clips. A pair of nuts are separately disposed upon the ears of the strap to be threadedly engaged by the fastener members.

Abstract: A weld stud comprises a leg portion having a root that is adapted to be welded to a workpiece and a resilient engagement pawl portion integrally formed at least on one side of the leg portion. The resilient engagement pawl portion extends diagonally outwardly from the end of the leg portion toward the root and is capable of bending radially inwardly with respect to the leg portion. On the outside of a lower end portion of the leg portion, an engagement step which is an inward recess formed like a step is provided. Although it is not always necessary to make the weld stud from synthetic resin, it is preferable that the entire weld stud is made of synthetic resin and is molded as a one-piece article since its use is predominantly for synthetic resin members.

Abstract: A hub assembly for a faucet handle having an interconnectable top member and skirt member. The top member having a bottom portion of reduced diameter with an external recess formed therein a short distance up from its bottom. The skirt member having an upper opening sized to receive the bottom portion of the top member. Resilient members being formed in the skirt member to extend downwardly and into the upper opening. The resilient members being engageable in the recess of the bottom portion releasably to connect the top member and the skirt.

Abstract: A faucet 40 includes a faucet spout assembly 46 which includes a spout shell 56 for supporting a cartridge 126 containing a filter media therein defining a flow path for water being filtered. The shell 56 and the cartridge 126 define a flow space 138 between the shell and the cartridge for unfiltered water. Water which flows through the flow path of the filter cartridge 126, and unfiltered water which flows through the flow space 138, is directed to a chamber 158 of a valve head 60. A spool valve 210 is located within the chamber 158 and is positionable selectively by manipulation of a knob 62 to allow the filtered water or the unfiltered water to enter the chamber, and to allow the filtered water to be dispensed from the spout assembly 46 through a nozzle 66 or, alternatively, the unfiltered water to be dispensed from an aerator 64.

Abstract: A fastener setting tool is constructed so that the mandrel of a fastener is inserted into a nose at the front end of the tool; the body of the fastener projected from the nose is inserted into the mounting hole of a base member such as a panel; under that condition, the mandrel is pulled enough to break the mandrel to enlarge the shank of the fastener body to fix the fastener by the enlarged shank portion and a flange of the fastener body. The tool also includes a broken piece collecting assembly 30 for collecting, through a path 9 within the tool, the broken pieces 37 of the mandrels, which are broken by the above pulling operation. The broken piece collecting assembly comprises a container 15 encircling the outlet port of the path and extending to elongate the path for collecting the broken pieces as discharged from the path; and a broken piece entangling prevention means disposed in the container.

Abstract: A lock cylinder having a housing (2) and mounted rotatably therein a lock member (4), and having a driving shaft (9) for driving the lock member (4) includes a central element (17) which in turn includes electrical conductors passing right through the driving shaft (9) and the lock member (4) in the form of an operative connection from one side of the cylinder to the other existing independently of operation of the lock member. The central element (17) in the form of a rigid body is connected non-rotatably at each end (17', 17") to a respective unit carrier (12, 18), especially for electronic units. The driving shaft (9) is arranged to be coupled via a coupling (K) with the lock member (4) in a position so that they rotate together.