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US 10,955,077 B2Granted
Rotating snap connection assembly
AssigneeNordson Corporation
InventorsKyle R. Steele, Peter D. Lewis
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Abstract
A connector provides a rotating snap connection for connecting tubes, hoses and/or other conduits where the rotatable portion of the connector snap fits with the remaining portion of the connector. A first connector can include a body defining a first internal passage, a connecting end defining a second internal passage, and a connecting mechanism rotatably connecting the connecting end to the body such that the second internal passage of the connecting end is fluidly connected with the first internal passage. A second connector can include a first body, a second body rotatably connected to the first body via a connecting structure, and a connecting structure.
Claims20
A connector, comprising:
- a body defining a first internal passage and comprising a first connecting end configured to receive a first conduit;
- and
- a connecting end defining a second internal passage, the connecting end rotatably connected to the body such that the second internal passage is fluidly connected with the first internal passage, the connecting end comprising a second connecting end configured to receive a second conduit, wherein:
- a retention groove is defined by either the body or the connecting end,
- a retention projection is defined by the other of the body or the connecting end that does not define the retention groove, the retention projection fitting within the retention groove to connect the connecting end with the body;
- a sealing barb is located on either the body or the connecting end;
- the sealing barb defines an inner edge that faces towards the retention groove and a tapered edge that tapers inwardly as it extends from the inner edge;
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- the sealing barb is dimensioned so that the first internal passage and the second internal passage are fluidly sealed by the sealing barb being embedded in the other of the body and the connecting end on which the sealing barb is not located without use of an elastomeric seal.
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A connector, comprising:
- a body defining a first internal passage and comprising a first connecting end configured to receive a first conduit;
- and
- a connecting end defining a second internal passage, the connecting end rotatably connected to the body such that the second internal passage is fluidly connected with the first internal passage, the connecting end comprising a second connecting end configured to receive a second conduit, wherein:
- a retention groove is defined by either the body or the connecting end,
- a retention projection is defined by the other of the body or the connecting end that does not define the retention groove, the retention projection fitting within the retention groove to connect the connecting end with the body;
- a sealing barb is located on either the body or the connecting end;
- the sealing barb is dimensioned so that the first internal passage and the second internal passage are fluidly sealed by the sealing barb being embedded in the other of the body and the connecting end on which the sealing barb is not located without use of an elastomeric seal;
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- the body and the connecting end are made of a resilient material and the retention projection is inserted into the retention groove by a snap fit.
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A connector, comprising:
- a body defining a first internal passage and comprising a first connecting end configured to receive a first conduit, the first connecting end defining a first barb configured to retain the first conduit;
- and
- a connecting end defining a second internal passage, the connecting end rotatably connected to the body such that the second internal passage is fluidly connected with the first internal passage, the connecting end comprising a second connecting end configured to receive a second conduit, the second connecting end defining a second barb configured to retain the second conduit, wherein:
- a retention groove is defined by either the body or the connecting end,
- a retention projection is defined by the other of the body or the connecting end that does not define the retention groove, the retention projection fitting within the retention groove to connect the connecting end with the body;
- a sealing barb is located on either the body or the connecting end;
- the sealing barb is dimensioned so that the first internal passage and the second internal passage are fluidly sealed by the sealing barb being embedded in the other of the body and the connecting end on which the sealing barb is not located without use of an elastomeric seal.
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