Pipe joints or couplings – With assembly means or feature – Particular tool-engaging means or with tool
Patent
1978-06-02
1984-04-03
Callaghan, Thomas F.
Pipe joints or couplings
With assembly means or feature
Particular tool-engaging means or with tool
285238, 285340, 285322, F16L 2106
Patent
active
044404247
ABSTRACT:
An improved releasable coupling device for a tube is disclosed. The coupling device comprises a fitting having a bore therein and an opening into the bore through which the tube is to be inserted, a retaining ring disposed in the opening and having a plurality of axially extending inwardly biased fingers, and an unlocking collar positioned inside of the retaining ring in the opening. The inwardly biased fingers of the retaining ring each have a gripping portion adapted to engage the tube when the tube is inserted into the fitting towards the bore so that the tube is restrained against axial movement out of the fitting. The unlocking collar is axially movable relative to the retaining ring for direct engagement with the fingers upon axial movement towards the fingers to force the fingers radially outward to cause disengagement of the gripping portions from the tube. The unlocking collar includes an actuating surface which is accessible from outside of the opening for applying force to move the unlocking collar axially. Sealing means are also provided for sealing the tube in the fitting, the sealing means being positioned axially between the gripping portions of the fingers and the end of the opening adjacent the exterior of the fitting. There is also disclosed an improved retaining ring for the coupling device and a method of manufacturing same.
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Parker Connecteurs, Catalogue 0019F, 3 pp., May 1978.
Callaghan Thomas F.
Nycoil Corporation
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