US3269756A
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Connector for tubing
Assignee: Bloomco Inc
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Filing: 1963-05-17
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1983-05-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leslie C Bloom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:16
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L19/00; F16L19/04; F16L33/00; F16L33/006; F16L47/00; F16L47/04; F16L47/041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
247 words
A CONNECTOR FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE END OF A FLEXIBLE TUBING OF SYNETHETIC PLASTIC OR LIKE MATERIALL AND OF CONSTANT PREDETERMINED INNER AND OUTER DIAMETERS COMPRISING: A MALE MEMBER INCLUDING AN EXTERNALLY THREADED BODY PORTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER DIAMETER THAN THE TUBING TO BE ATTACHED TO SAID CONNECTOR, SAID MALE MEMBER ALSO INCLUDING A STEM PORTION EXTENDING COAXIALLY FROM SAID BODY PORTION, SAID STEM PORTION COMPRISING A SMOOTH SURFACED FIRST CYLINDRICAL PART ADJACENT SAID BODY PORTION HAVING A DIAMETER GREATER THAN THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBING BUT LESS THAN THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBING, SAID STEM PORTION HAVING A TAPERING SHOULDER ON THE END OF SAID FIRST CYLINDRICAL PART REMOTE FROM SAID STEM BODY PORTION TO FACILITATE THE INSERTION OF SAID STEM PORTION INTO A TUBING, SAID MALE MEMBER HAVING AN OUTWARDLY FLARING NECK PORTION EXTENDING FROM SAID FIRST PART OF THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BODY PORTION, TO SAID STEM PORTION BEING CONCAVELY CURVED ADJACENT TO SAID STEM PORTION AND BEING TANGENTIAL TO SAID STEM PORTION AND DEFINING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CLAMPING SURFACE ON THE OUTER EDGE OF SAID NECK PORTION, SAID CONNECTOR COMPRISING A FEMALE MEMBER INCLUDING A BODY PORTION HAVING INTERNAL THREADS FOR COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THREADS OF SAID MALE MEMBER BODY PORTION AND A SLEEVE PORTION EXTENDING COAXIALLY FROM SAID FEMALE BODY PORTION AND ADAPTED TO SURROUND SAID STEM PORTION, SAID SLEEVE PORTION HAVING AN INNER DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBING SO AS SNUGLY TO RECEIVE SAID TUBING,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
247 words
A CONNECTOR FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE END OF A FLEXIBLE TUBING OF SYNETHETIC PLASTIC OR LIKE MATERIALL AND OF CONSTANT PREDETERMINED INNER AND OUTER DIAMETERS COMPRISING: A MALE MEMBER INCLUDING AN EXTERNALLY THREADED BODY PORTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER DIAMETER THAN THE TUBING TO BE ATTACHED TO SAID CONNECTOR, SAID MALE MEMBER ALSO INCLUDING A STEM PORTION EXTENDING COAXIALLY FROM SAID BODY PORTION, SAID STEM PORTION COMPRISING A SMOOTH SURFACED FIRST CYLINDRICAL PART ADJACENT SAID BODY PORTION HAVING A DIAMETER GREATER THAN THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBING BUT LESS THAN THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBING, SAID STEM PORTION HAVING A TAPERING SHOULDER ON THE END OF SAID FIRST CYLINDRICAL PART REMOTE FROM SAID STEM BODY PORTION TO FACILITATE THE INSERTION OF SAID STEM PORTION INTO A TUBING, SAID MALE MEMBER HAVING AN OUTWARDLY FLARING NECK PORTION EXTENDING FROM SAID FIRST PART OF THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BODY PORTION, TO SAID STEM PORTION BEING CONCAVELY CURVED ADJACENT TO SAID STEM PORTION AND BEING TANGENTIAL TO SAID STEM PORTION AND DEFINING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CLAMPING SURFACE ON THE OUTER EDGE OF SAID NECK PORTION, SAID CONNECTOR COMPRISING A FEMALE MEMBER INCLUDING A BODY PORTION HAVING INTERNAL THREADS FOR COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THREADS OF SAID MALE MEMBER BODY PORTION AND A SLEEVE PORTION EXTENDING COAXIALLY FROM SAID FEMALE BODY PORTION AND ADAPTED TO SURROUND SAID STEM PORTION, SAID SLEEVE PORTION HAVING AN INNER DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBING SO AS SNUGLY TO RECEIVE SAID TUBING,
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