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US 12,337,134 B2Granted
Hub component for vented connector
AssigneeAvent, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin M. Davis, David A. Doornbos
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Abstract
A hub component for a vented connector including a generally elongate cylindrical body having a first end and a second end. The first end of the hub component includes one or more fingers or clips for engagement with one or more vents of the vented connector. The second end of the hub component can be configured for compatible engagement with a carbon dioxide detector.
Claims13
A component for coupling engagement with a vented connector comprising one or more vents, the component comprising:
- a cylindrical body extending from a first end to a second end, and a lumen extending through the cylindrical body from the first end to the second end;
- a coupling portion receiver defined at the first end;
- at least one clip defined at the second end;
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- a receiver formed within the cylindrical body between the first and second ends, wherein the receiver comprises an inner surface having a diameter that is tapered from a largest diameter adjacent to the inner surface of each of the at least one clip to a smallest diameter adjacent to the coupling portion receiver;
- wherein the component can be configured for connecting with the vented connector in either of a vented configuration or a sealed configuration;
- wherein in the vented configuration, a first engagement member positioned on an outer surface of the second end at a first height is engaged with an endwall of the vented connector so as to provide at least some space between the inner surface of the receiver and an outer surface of a body of the vented connector;
- wherein in the sealed configuration, a second engagement member positioned on an outer surface of the second end at a second height is engaged with the endwall so as to provide a sealed, interference fit between the inner surface of the receiver and the outer surface of the body of the vented connector;
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- wherein when the at least one clip is passed through the one or more vents, a component-attaching portion of the vented connector is interference fit within the receiver.
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A component, for coupling engagement with a vented connector comprising one or more vents, the component comprising:
- a cylindrical body extending from a first end to a second end, and a lumen extending through the body from the first end to the second end;
- a coupling portion receiver defined at the first end;
- at least one clip defined at the second end;
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- a receiver formed within the cylindrical body between the first and second ends, wherein the receiver comprises an inner surface having a diameter that is tapered from a largest diameter adjacent to the inner surface of each of the at least one clip to a smallest diameter adjacent to the coupling portion receiver;
- wherein when the at least one clip is passed through the one or more vents, a component-attaching portion of the vented connector is interference fit within the receiver;
- wherein the second end of the cylindrical body comprises a first clip and a second clip;
- wherein the first clip comprises a first engagement member formed on an outer surface thereof;
- wherein the second clip comprises a second engagement member formed on an outer surface thereof;
- wherein the first engagement member is positioned at a first height and the second engagement member is positioned at a second height, wherein when the first engagement member engages the vented connector, the receiver of the component and a male hub of the vented connector are in a sealed interference fit;
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- wherein when the second engagement member engages the vented connector, the receiver and the male hub are spaced apart and permit venting thereby.
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A component, for coupling engagement with a vented connector comprising one or more vents, the component comprising:
- a cylindrical body extending from a first end to a second end, and a lumen extending through the body from the first end to the second end;
- a coupling portion receiver defined at the first end;
- at least one clip defined at the second end;
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- a receiver formed within the cylindrical body between the first and second ends, wherein the receiver comprises an inner surface having a diameter that is tapered from a largest diameter adjacent to the inner surface of each of the at least one clip to a smallest diameter adjacent to the coupling portion receiver;
- wherein when the at least one clip is passed through the one or more vents, a component-attaching portion of the vented connector is interference fit within the receiver;
- wherein the at least one clip is a circular array of four space-apart clips, wherein at least one of the four clips comprises an engagement member extending from an outer surface thereof;
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- wherein the four clips include a first pair of clips and a second pair of clips, the first pair of clips comprising a first engagement member formed on an outer surface thereof at a first height and the second pair of clips comprising a second engagement member formed on an outer surface thereof at a second height, wherein the first height is not identical to the second height.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.