Pipe joints or couplings – End to side or plate – Sput
Patent
1993-12-21
1995-07-04
Nicholson, Eric K.
Pipe joints or couplings
End to side or plate
Sput
403155, 403326, 411517, 285321, F16L 3900, F16L 37088
Patent
active
054293960
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a retainer in the form of a circlip for holding a connector or the like in a bore in a wall. The connector has a peripheral groove for receiving the circlip and the circlip has inwardly extending lugs at its free ends and an integral tongue on its inner periphery at an intermediate position around the circlip. The circlip also has three cam-like projections at its free ends and intermediate locations. A connector to be located in the bore in the wall is inserted through the bore with the circlip in place and the projections cause the circlip to be pressed into the groove in the connector as the circlip passes through the bore. Once through the bore, the circlip springs outwardly to engage behind the wall and retain the connector in place.
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John Guest Engineering Limited
Nicholson Eric K.
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