Ronald J Bauer

US Patent:

20050072791, Apr 7, 2005

Filed:

Oct 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/605533

Inventors:

Ronald Bauer - Racine WI, US

Assignee:

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

B67B005/00
G01F011/00

US Classification:

222001000, 222153130

Abstract:

A lock for a liquid dispensing faucet lever includes a locking member that is attachable to the faucet and can be positioned in a locked position where the lever seats in a notch formed therein to prevent moving the lever from the closed position to the open position. The locking member may be attached to the faucet via an opening extending therethrough for receiving the faucet's spout, such that the locking member is rotatable about the spout. The locking member is rotatable from the locked position to an unlocked position in which the lever is not seated in the notch, allowing movement of the lever from the closed position to the open position. The locking member may be configured such that it automatically moves from the unlocked to the locked position upon movement of the lever from the open to the closed position.