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Device for connecting a length of duct to a coupling endpiece
Assignee: Legris SA
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Filing: 1994-10-19
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Granted: 1996-09-10
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Expires: 2014-10-19
Abstract
Abstract The device for connecting a length of duct to a coupling endpiece of an apparatus or a member includes at least one tubular sleeve having two portions in axial succession, the first portion being internally fitted with components of an instant connection coupling for the end of a length of duct, the second portion including means for sealably and releasably covering the coupling endpiece, the end face of the endpiece forming an axial abutment at the end of the length engaged in the first portion of the sleeve.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Serot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 04:58
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L37/00; F16L37/08; F16L37/084; F16L37/091; F16L19/00; F16L19/08; F16L19/10; F16L19/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
A connection device for releasably connecting an end section of a length of duct to a tube fitting body, said body having a tubular end coupling portion limited by a front distal face and provided with external first attachment means adjacent to said front distal face, said device including: a generally tubular sleeve in which, a first axial section of the sleeve has second attachment means for releasably cooperating with said external first attachment means of said end coupling portion, a second axial section of the sleeve integral with said first axial portion has radial grip means for instant connection of the end section of said length of duct to said sleeve, said grip means including a deformable element which is deformable between an operative shape and an inoperative shape, said second axial section having an internal surface facing said front distal face so that when said external first attachment means of the end coupling portion is fully engaged with the second attachment means of the sleeve, said internal surface of said second axial section and said front distal face are in an axial relative position such that said deformable element is in operative shape, said front distal face and said internal surface being the operating means for deforming said deformable element, wherein said front distal face is planar, perpendicular to the axis of said tubular sleeve and constitutes an abutment for the end section of the length of duct when inserted axially in the sleeve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
246 words
A connection device for releasably connecting an end section of a length of duct to a tube fitting body, said body having a tubular end coupling portion limited by a front distal face and provided with external first attachment means adjacent to said front distal face, said device including: a generally tubular sleeve in which, a first axial section of the sleeve has second attachment means for releasably cooperating with said external first attachment means of said end coupling portion, a second axial section of the sleeve integral with said first axial portion has radial grip means for instant connection of the end section of said length of duct to said sleeve, said grip means including a deformable element which is deformable between an operative shape and an inoperative shape, said second axial section having an internal surface facing said front distal face so that when said external first attachment means of the end coupling portion is fully engaged with the second attachment means of the sleeve, said internal surface of said second axial section and said front distal face are in an axial relative position such that said deformable element is in operative shape, said front distal face and said internal surface being the operating means for deforming said deformable element, wherein said front distal face is planar, perpendicular to the axis of said tubular sleeve and constitutes an abutment for the end section of the length of duct when inserted axially in the sleeve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the said attachment means of the coupling portion include a tapping in the first portion of the sleeve to cooperate with an outside thread on the end coupling portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said tubular end coupling portion of said body has an inside diameter equal to the inside diameter of the length of duct and wherein the diameter of said outside thread is greater than the outside diameter of the length of duct to be connected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the grip means comprise a washer having inside teeth contained in a surface that is substantially frustoconical, each tooth being attached to a continuous outer ring, and means for deforming said ring including two radial clamping surfaces for clamping at least said outer ring of the washer and movable relative to each other in an axial direction inside the sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
A device according to claim 4, wherein said attachment means include a tapping in said first portion of the sleeve to cooperate with an outside thread on said end coupling portion of the body, and wherein one of the radial clamping surfaces is formed by a radial shoulder on said second section of the sleeve, the other being constituted by a radial face on a spacer ring having an opposite radial face bearing against the front face of the end coupling portion of said body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 5, including another spacer ring between the outer ring of the washer and the radial shoulder of said second portion of the sleeve.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 4, wherein the outer ring of the washer is in the form of a portion of a torus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 4, wherein the outer ring of the washer is frustoconical.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the grip means include a clamp having resilient substantially axially extending arms, with one end of the arms being provided with tube-retaining teeth, and means for radially deforming the clamp comprising camming surfaces co-operating with the arms to cause them to move the teeth.
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