Irrigation connectors

An irrigation connector for tapping into a water supply hose, the connector comprising a retaining portion for holding a supply hose, a hollow needle for penetrating a supply hose held in the retaining portion to create a fluid communication path between an interior of the needle and an interior of a supply hose held in the retaining portion and the connector further comprising a water outlet portion for accepting water from the interior of the needle and passing water out of the connector, wherein the water outlet portion comprises a sealing clamp arrangement for connecting an outlet component to the irrigation connector;

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• wherein the sealing clamp arrangement comprises a tubular sealing element having an internal surface for sealing against an inserted outlet component, a seat portion receiving the tubular sealing element and comprising a plurality of resilient finger portions for acting on an external surface of the sealing element and a clamping nut for driving the resilient finger portions inwardly towards the axis of the sealing element as the clamping nut is tightened onto the seat portion to compress the sealing element into contact with an inserted outlet component.

An irrigation connector for tapping into a water supply hose, the connector comprising a retaining portion for holding a supply hose in a hose receiving region of the retaining portion and a hollow needle mounted for movement relative to the retaining portion between a retracted position and an extended position in which the needle extends into the hose receiving region for penetrating a supply hose held in the retaining portion to create a fluid communication path between an interior of the needle and an interior of a supply hose held in the retaining portion, wherein the irrigation connector further comprises a releasable safety lock for selectively locking movement of the needle from the retracted to the extended position.

An irrigation connector for tapping into a water supply hose, the connector comprising a retaining portion for holding a supply hose in a hose receiving region of the retaining portion and a hollow needle mounted for movement relative to the retaining portion between a retracted position and an extended position in which the needle extends into the hose receiving region for penetrating a supply hose held in the retaining portion to create a fluid communication path between an interior of the needle and an interior of a supply hose held in the retaining portion, wherein the retaining portion comprises a door portion moveable between a closed position and an open position which creates an opening in a hose supporting surface of the retaining portion for allowing introduction and removal of a length of supply hose and the connector is arranged to block opening of the door portion when the needle is in the extended position.