Pipe joints or couplings – Nonmetal to metal – Internal member
Patent
1980-05-19
1982-06-22
Callaghan, Thomas F.
Pipe joints or couplings
Nonmetal to metal
Internal member
285323, 285356, F16L 3320
Patent
active
043359086
ABSTRACT:
A quick connect fitting for air brake tubing consists of a body member with a tubing support therein and a nut threadedly connected to the body. A split ring gripping sleeve having a conical outer surface cooperates with the conical inner surface of the nut to receive and retain inserted tubing. A ring seal is disposed in the body member to provide a primary seal between the body and nut and includes a surface in engagement with the gripping sleeve to maintain alignment of same with the conical surface, limit the inward movement of the sleeve and bias the sleeve toward the conical surface to enhance the grip. In various embodiments of the invention the ring seal provides a primary seal on the O.D. of the tubing or it abuts the end of the inserted tubing, in both instances providing an increased force to return the split ring tight to the conical surface of the nut. An o-ring in the nut provides a seal on the O.D. of the tubing in all embodiments of the invention and a metal-to-metal further seal is provided between body and nut external of the threads therebetween. Disconnection is achieved by unthreading the nut from the body.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3552781 (1971-01-01), Helland
patent: 3756632 (1973-09-01), Riggs et al.
patent: 4062572 (1977-12-01), Davis
patent: 4188051 (1980-02-01), Burge
patent: 4220359 (1980-09-01), Evenson et al.
Callaghan Thomas F.
Chandler Charles W.
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