Pipe joints or couplings – With assembly means or feature – Quick release
Patent
1979-04-12
1981-08-04
Moon, Charlie T.
Pipe joints or couplings
With assembly means or feature
Quick release
29157R, 29526R, 24263CA, 285206, 285323, 411437, F16L 3500, F16L 3700, F16L 5500
Patent
active
042818575
ABSTRACT:
A faucet connector includes a nut assembly having a pair of individual sections that form a bore for receiving a pipe-like member, such as the tailpiece of a faucet assembly. A retaining device including a pair of strap-like members surround the nut sections to maintain the nut sections in surrounding relation with the tailpiece.
The nut sections are free to move radially toward and away from each other and therefore into and out of contact with the tailpiece. A pair of levers are pivotally connected to the retaining device and are operable to pivot into and out of contact with the nut sections respectively. Pivoting the levers to contact the nut sections urges the nut sections into clamping engagement with the tailpiece. By wedging the upper ends of the levers into contact with the supporting structure on which the faucet assembly is positioned, a downward force is applied to the tailpiece through the nut sections to clamp the faucet assembly onto the supporting structure. By releasing the levers from a locked position, the nut sections are radially separated and freed from engagement with the tailpiece to facilitate quick and efficient removal of the faucet assembly from the supporting structure.
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patent: 1836524 (1931-12-01), Brittain
patent: 1916284 (1933-07-01), Ragan
patent: 2063378 (1936-12-01), Hiniker
patent: 2145066 (1939-01-01), Wright
patent: 2226914 (1940-12-01), Sharon
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