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Hose coupling
Assignee: Norma Germany GmbH
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Filing: 1986-07-18
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Granted: 1987-11-24
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Expires: 2006-07-18
Abstract
Abstract The end portion of a hose is or can be bonded to the front section of a tubular connector whose rear section surrounds the end portion of the hose and has integral pallets with teeth engaging a circumferentially extending external rib of a nipple which receives the front section of the connector with the interposition of an annular sealing device. A deformable sleeve in the end portion of the hose biases the hose radially outwardly against the internal surface of the rear section of the connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Sauer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:13
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F9/00; F28F9/02; F28F9/0246; F16; F16L; F16L33/00; F16L33/20; F16L33/213; F16L33/22; F16L37/00; F16L37/08; F16L37/084; F28F9/0256; F28F9/0258; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A coupling for use with a first conduit including a deformable first end portion having an external surface and a second conduit having a second end portion with an external porjection, the coupling comprises a tubular connector having a first section extending into said second end portion and a second section having an internal surface arranged to surround the external surface of the first end portion; at least one resilient pallet provided on said connector and releasably engaging said projection to hold said first section against extraction from said second end portion; and means for biasing the first end portion from within so as to maintain the external surface in engagement with said internal surface, said biasing means comprising an annulus of deformable elastic prongs and slots alternating with said prongs, said prongs being surrounded by and having projecting portions in deforming engagement with the first end portion when the external surface of the first end portion is surrounded by said internal surface, said biasing means further comprising a ring surrounded by said annulus and arranged to urge said prongs against the first end portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A coupling for use with a first conduit including a deformable first end portion having an external surface and a second conduit having a second end portion with an external porjection, the coupling comprises a tubular connector having a first section extending into said second end portion and a second section having an internal surface arranged to surround the external surface of the first end portion; at least one resilient pallet provided on said connector and releasably engaging said projection to hold said first section against extraction from said second end portion; and means for biasing the first end portion from within so as to maintain the external surface in engagement with said internal surface, said biasing means comprising an annulus of deformable elastic prongs and slots alternating with said prongs, said prongs being surrounded by and having projecting portions in deforming engagement with the first end portion when the external surface of the first end portion is surrounded by said internal surface, said biasing means further comprising a ring surrounded by said annulus and arranged to urge said prongs against the first end portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The coupling of claim 1, further comprising annular sealing means interposed between said second end portion and said first section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said biasing means further includes a radially expandible sleeve which is confined in said first end portion in radially expanded condition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein first section and said second end portion define an annular space and further comprising annular sealing means in said space, said pallet being integral with the second section of said connector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said first section is rigidly secured to said first end portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The coupling of claim 4, wherein said first end portion is bonded to the first section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The coupling of claim 6, wherein said first end portion and said first section contain thermoplastic material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The coupling of claim 6, wherein said first section is secured to the first end portion by an adhesive.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said first end portion is receivable in the second section in radially compressed condition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said second section has an end portion which is remote from said first section and is integral with said pallet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
The coupling of claim 10, wherein said pallet includes an arcuate portion which is integral with the end portion of said second section and a second portion extending in substantial parallelism with the axis of said connector and having and end portion provided with a protuberance engaging said projection.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
The coupling of claim 10, wherein said end portion of said second section includes an annular flange flaring radially outwardly away from the first end portion when said internal surface surrounds the external surface of the first end portion, said pallet having an arcuate end portion which merges into said flange.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The couping of claim 1, wherein the width of said pallet in the circumferential direction of said connector decreases in a direction from said second toward said first section.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
46 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said pallet includes a portion extending in substantial parallelism with the axis of said connector and the thickness of said portion of said pallet decreases radially of said connector in a direction from said second section toward said first section.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said first section has a predetermined inner diameter and the first end portion has an outer diameter which, in the undeformed condition of the first end portion, exceeds the inner diameter of said first section.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
55 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said projection includes a circumferentially extending rib on said second end portion and said rib has a flank extending substantially radially of said second end portion and facing away from the first end portion when the external surface of the first end portion is surrounded by said internal surface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
The coupling of claim 16, wherein said rib has at least one passage and said pallet has a protuberance which registers with said passage preparatory to insertion of said first section into or extraction of said first section from said second end portion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said pallet has a tooth arranged to engage said projection and having a front flank tapering radially outwardly from said connector in a direction away from said second section.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The coupling of claim 1, further including annular sealing means interposed between said first section and said second end portion, said sealing means having at least one external sealing lip engaging said second end portion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The coupling of claim 1, further including annular sealing means interposed between said first section and said second end portion, said sealing means having at least one internal sealing lip engaging said first section.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said first section has an end portion remote from said second section and said biasing means further includes a radially outwardly extending collar adjacent the end portion of said first section.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The coupling of claim 21, wherein said collar extends radially outwardly beyond a portion at least of said first section.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
35 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said prongs have substantially radially inwardly extending end portions within the first end portion when the external surface of the first end portion is surrounded by said internal surface.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
30 words
The coupling of claim 23, wherein the end portions of said prongs include lugs which make oblique angles with the axis of said connector in undeformed condition of said prongs.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
14 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said ring has projections extending into said slots.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
53 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said ring is an elastic split ring which is received in said annulus in deformed condition so that it tends to expand and thereby urges said prongs against the first end portion when the external surface of the first end portion is surrounded by said internal surface.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
13 words
The coupling of claim 26, wherein said ring has a smooth peripheral surface.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
18 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said second section has a portion extending into said second end portion.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
60 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said biasing means further includes a sleeve having a first portion surrounded by said first section and by said first end portion and a second portion including a radially outwardly extending collar disposed in said second end portion and having an outer diameter matching or approximating the inner diameter of said second end portion.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
33 words
The coupling of claim 29, wherein said first section has an end portion remote from said second section and said collar has an end face abutting the end portion of said first section.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
64 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said biasing means further includes a sleeve which is surrounded by said first section and by said first end portion and has an end portion remote from said second section, said biasing means further comprising a centering ring provided on the end portion of said sleeve and abutting said second end portion from within adjacent said first section.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
34 words
The coupling of claim 31, wherein said first section has an end portion remote from said second section and said centering ring has an end face abutting the end portion of said first section.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
28 words
The coupling, of claim 1, wherein said biasing means further includes a sleeve which is integral with said first section and is surrounded by said second end portion.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
59 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said second end portion has an open end, a larger-diameter first internal surface adjacent said open end, a smaller-diameter second internal surface distant from said open end, and a substantially radially extending intermediate internal surface between said first and second internal surfaces, said first section having an external shoulder abutting said sealing means.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
58 words
The coupling of claim 34, wherein said second end portion has a first frustoconical surface disposed between said second internal surface and said intermediate internal surface and tapering in a direction away from said first internal surface, said first section having a second frustoconical surface which is substantially complementary to and is surrounded by said first frustoconical surface.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
42 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said second end portion has a substantially radially outwardly extending external stop and said pallet has a substantially radially inwardly extending tooth having a first flank abutting said projection and a second flank abutting said stop.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
47 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said pallet includes an elongated portion extending in substantial parallelism with the axis of said connector and the length of said projection in the axial direction of said connector equals or approximates the length of the elongated portion of said pallet.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
75 words
The coupling of claim 1, wherein said pallet comprises a first portion remote from said first section and integral with said second section, an elongated second portion which is integral with said first portion and extends in substantial parallelism with the axis of said connector, and a tooth which is integral with said second portion and releasably engages said projection, said first portion of said pallet having an opening which is aligned with said tooth.
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