Tube couplings

Details Tube couplings Tube couplings

1985-10-30

1987-01-20

Arola, Dave W.

Pipe joints or couplings

With assembly means or feature

Handle or handwheel for rotary engagement

285 39, 285179, 285323, 285351, 285369, 285383, 285423, F16L 3500

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046376364

ABSTRACT:
The disclosure relates to tube couplings in which a hollow body (10) has an opening (11) to receive a tube (15) and a collet (32) having resilient arms encircling the tube in the body to grip the tube. An annular cam (22) is mounted in the body and has a tapered internal cam surface (31) engaged by the collet arms (33) which reduces towards the open end of the body to increase compression of the arms against the tube as the collet is drawn towards the open end of the body to lock the tube in the body. The cam member (27) is mounted in the body for axial adjustment with respect to the body, for example by a screw engagement (28) in the body, to enable the cam to be adjusted with respect to the collet to vary the compressive force applied to the resilient arms.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3909046 (1975-09-01), Legris
patent: 4183560 (1980-01-01), Wyss

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