Fluid connector including internal retaining clip
AssigneeOetiker NY, Inc.
InventorsEric Nowicki, Kristian James Hagen
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Abstract
A fluid connector, including a connector body, including a first through-bore, a first surface, a second surface, and a flange, a retaining clip operatively arranged to engage the first surface, the retaining clip being radially expandable within the connector body, and a retaining plate arranged to be inserted into the first through-bore, including a distal surface arranged to engage the second surface, a proximal surface, and a second through-bore, wherein the flange is operatively arranged to be crimped radially inward around the retaining plate.
Claims20
A fluid connector, comprising:
- a connector body, including:
- a first through-bore;
- a first surface facing in a first axial direction;
- a second surface facing in the first axial direction;
- and
- a flange;
- a retaining clip operatively arranged to engage the first surface, the retaining clip being radially expandable within the connector body;
- and
- a retaining plate arranged to be inserted into the first through-bore, including:
- a distal surface arranged to engage the second surface;
- a proximal surface;
- and
- a second through-bore;
- wherein:
- the flange is operatively arranged to be crimped radially inward around the retaining plate.
A fluid connector, comprising:
- a connector body, including:
- a first through-bore;
- a first surface;
- a second surface;
- and
- a flange;
- a retaining clip operatively arranged to engage the first surface;
- and
- a retaining plate operatively arranged to secure the retaining clip in the connector body, the retaining plate including:
- a distal surface arranged to engage the second surface;
- a proximal surface;
- a second through-bore;
- and
- a protrusion operatively arranged to engage the retaining clip and prevent rotation of the retaining clip within the connector body;
- wherein the flange is operatively arranged to be crimped radially inward around the retaining plate.
A fluid connector, comprising:
- a connector body, including:
- a first through-bore;
- a first axial facing surface;
- a second axial facing surface;
- and
- a flange;
- a retaining clip operatively arranged between the first axial facing surface and the second axial facing surface;
- a retaining plate including a second through-bore operatively arranged to secure the retaining clip in the connector body, wherein the flange is operatively arranged to be crimped radially inward to secure the retaining plate to the connector body;
- a tube end form operatively arranged to be fluidly connected to the connector body via the retaining clip;
- and
- wherein the connector body further comprises a protrusion operatively arranged to engage a shoulder of the tube end form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.