Pipe joints or couplings – Essential catch – With manipulator
Patent
1996-12-19
1999-04-27
Knight, Anthony
Pipe joints or couplings
Essential catch
With manipulator
285320, 285921, F16L 37084
Patent
active
058971424
ABSTRACT:
A quick connector formed of a housing having an internal bore receiving one end of a male connector with a radially enlarged annular flange. A retainer carried on the housing has a cylindrical sleeve disposed in the stepped bore in the housing. Pivotal tabs extend from the sleeve to fingers extending angularly inward into the bore to engage the annular flange and prevent axial disengagement of the male connector from the housing. Release members extend from each tab and are adapted for pivotal, radially outward movement causing like radially outward movement of the fingers to disengage the fingers from the annular flange and to allow separation of the male connector from the housing. Lock surfaces carried on the housing engage the release members during radially inward movement of the release members caused by an axial load on the male connector to resist axial separation of the housing and male connectors.
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Binda Greg
ITT Automotive Inc.
Knight Anthony
Seitter Robert P.
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