US4368904A
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Connection fitting
Assignee: PMA AG
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Filing: 1980-02-28
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Granted: 1983-01-18
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Expires: 2000-02-28
Abstract
Abstract The specification describes a connector fitting for flexible corrugated tubing having parallel, coaxial corrugations; the connector comprising a bushing with a housing for accommodating in use the end of a length of corrugated tubing which housing is provided with at least one opening for receiving a locking element which is generally C-shaped in form and has resilient legs, the inner surface of the locking element is provided with a plurality of ribs the thickness of which corresponds approximately to the spacing of adjacent corrugations of the tubing and the opening in the housing is bounded by a pair of bridge pieces separation of which is substantially the same as the distance between the outermost surfaces of the legs of the locking element. A seal may be provided which in use lies between the outer surface of the corrugated tubing and the inner surface of the housing, the seal having a toroidal end part lying between the end of the corrugated tubing and a stop formed in the housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Lanz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:31
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L25/00; F16L25/0036; F16L25/0045; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/903; Y10S285/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A connector fitting for flexible corrugated tubing having parallel, spaced, coaxial corrugations defining parallel spaced grooves, said connector fitting comprising a bushing having a housing, a threaded part and an end piece, said end piece being intermediate said housing and threaded part, said housing accommodating the end of a length of corrugated tubing having at least one opening and two apertures opposite said opening receiving a locking element, said end piece having the length of several corrugations, wherein the locking element is generally C-shaped and has resilient legs, means to retain said locking element in said housing and a plurality of ribs formed on the inside of said legs which ribs are each of a thickness approximately corresponding to the grooves between adjacent corrugations of the tubing wherein said locking element surrounds said tubing, said ribs engage said grooves and wherein said opening is at least as wide as the distance between the outermost surfaces of the legs of the locking element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A connector fitting for flexible corrugated tubing having parallel, spaced, coaxial corrugations defining parallel spaced grooves, said connector fitting comprising a bushing having a housing, a threaded part and an end piece, said end piece being intermediate said housing and threaded part, said housing accommodating the end of a length of corrugated tubing having at least one opening and two apertures opposite said opening receiving a locking element, said end piece having the length of several corrugations, wherein the locking element is generally C-shaped and has resilient legs, means to retain said locking element in said housing and a plurality of ribs formed on the inside of said legs which ribs are each of a thickness approximately corresponding to the grooves between adjacent corrugations of the tubing wherein said locking element surrounds said tubing, said ribs engage said grooves and wherein said opening is at least as wide as the distance between the outermost surfaces of the legs of the locking element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A connector fitting according to claim 1 wherein the areas of said housing between said opening and apertures define bridge pieces which have a width in the circumferential direction of the housing corresponds to the length of the legs of the locking element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A connector fitting according to claim 1 wherein said retaining means are located at the ends of the legs of the locking element and comprise hook portions which grip against the ends of the opening when the locking element is in its operative position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A connector fitting according to claim 1 wherein the outer wall of the bushing is hexagonal in the area of the end-piece for the corrugated tubing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A connector fitting according to claim 1 wherein the lateral extremities of the openings receiving the legs of locking element have protrusions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A connector fitting according to claim 1 wherein a sealing element is provided between the end of the tubing and the inner wall of the end-piece for the corrugated tubing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A connector fitting according to claim 6 wherein the sealing element is in the form of a sleeve having abutment means thereon.
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