Pipe joints or couplings – With indicator – alarm or inspection means
Patent
1995-12-27
1998-07-14
Nicholson, Eric K.
Pipe joints or couplings
With indicator, alarm or inspection means
285319, F16L 3500
Patent
active
057792780
ABSTRACT:
An insertion indicator for a metal quick connector assembly includes an annular base adapted to be releasably received within the mouth of a female connector component's axial bore, such that the male end form of the connector assembly's male component, including an external flange thereon, is insertable through the indicator's base into the axial bore. The indicator further includes two legs projecting both axially and radially-inwardly from its base so as to extend deeper within the female component's axial bore than the "locking" abutment surfaces of a retainer, also disposed within the bore, when the indicator is releasably received therein. Each leg is resiliently radially yieldable so as to permit passage of an external flange or upset bead on the male component through the indicator, whereupon the free end of each leg rebounds to provide an axially-disposed surface with which the indicator may thereafter be operatively ejected through engagement with the male component's upset bead upon slight retraction of the male component from within the bore.
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Grooters Thomas Eugene
Szabo George
ITT Automotive Inc.
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Inc.
Lewis J. Gordon
Nicholson Eric K.
Twomey Thomas N.
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