US Patent Issued to Delta Faucet on Aug. 25 for "Lever handle for a faucet" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,518, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Delta Faucet Co. (Indianapolis).

"Lever handle for a faucet" was invented by Joseph Manga (Irvine, Calif.) and Thomas P. Beh (Laguna Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faucet handle assembly for use with a valve assembly of a faucet. The faucet handle assembly includes a handle hub having an end wall with a slot, and a lever handle operably coupled to the handle hub. The lever handle includes an arm and a coupler. The arm is slidably received within a narrow portion of the slot, and the coupler is slidably received within a wide portion of the slot."

The patent was filed on Oct. 30...