Pipe joints or couplings – Essential catch – Leaf spring
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-03
2009-11-03
Hewitt, James M (Department: 3679)
Pipe joints or couplings
Essential catch
Leaf spring
C285S001000, C285S083000, C285S322000, C285S921000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07611171
ABSTRACT:
A piping joint device for connecting a first piping member having a male joint and a second piping member having a female joint includes: a piping joint member provided with a plurality of diametrically deformable engagement portions; and a plurality of window portions provided in an extension cylinder portion of the second piping member to be engaged with the engagement portions. The male joint of the first piping member is inserted into the female joint of the second piping member in one touch by using deformation of the engagement portions, and a detent portion is provided at an engagement position where the engagement portions engage with the first piping member to prevent a rotation.
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Office Action dated Jan. 25, 2008 in Chinese Patent Application No. 2006 10071912.3 with English translation thereof.
Denso Corporation
Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC
Hewitt James M
Ripley Jay R
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