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US 12,104,736 B2Granted
Pigtail hose with elbow fitting
AssigneeGas Stop Europe BV
InventorChris Andrew Lewis
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Abstract
A pigtail hose is described for connecting a gas canister to a gas regulator. The pigtail hose includes a gas hose having an inlet end and an outlet end; and an elbow fitting connected to the inlet end of the gas hose. The elbow fitting has a bore which turns the gas supply through 90° at a convenient point of the gas supply assembly to assist with the connection of the canister in a confined storage space.
Claims7
A pigtail hose for connecting a gas canister to a gas regulator, the pigtail hose comprising:
- a gas hose having an inlet end and an outlet end;
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- an elbow fitting connected to the inlet end of the gas hose, wherein the elbow fitting comprises:
- a body, wherein the body of the elbow fitting comprises a machined cuboid block of metal;
- an inlet port provided in a side of the block, the inlet port comprising an inlet port axis that extends in a first direction;
- a connector provided on the side of the block connected to the inlet port for connection to a fitting from a gas canister;
- an outlet port provided in an end of the block, the outlet port comprising an outlet port axis that extends in a second direction, wherein the first direction is at an angle of between 45° and 135° to the second direction;
- a bore extending within the body, the bore consisting of a side bore extending from the inlet port along the inlet port axis and a main bore extending from the outlet port along the outlet port axis, the side bore intersecting with the main bore to form an L-shaped bore within the block for gas passing through the elbow fitting from the inlet port to the outlet port, and
- wherein the elbow fitting is provided with a QCC-1 connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.