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US 12,553,552 B1Granted
Conduit coupler
OwnerRobert Sherwoodinventor
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Abstract
A conduit coupler includes a first region, a second region, and a plurality of clips. The first region has a first peripheral wall defining a first cavity. The second region is secured to the first region and has a second peripheral wall defining a second cavity. The plurality of clips is secured to the second region and extends into to the second cavity from the second peripheral wall at angles relative to the second peripheral wall. The plurality of clips is operable to engage a corrugated conduit to secure the corrugated conduit to the second region within the second cavity.
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A conduit coupler comprising:
- a first tube having a first wall defining a first internal cavity, wherein the first internal cavity is operable to receive a non-corrugated conduit;
- a second tube (i) secured to the first tube and (ii) having a second wall defining a second internal cavity, wherein the second internal cavity is (a) in fluid communication with the first internal cavity and (b) operable to receive a corrugated conduit to establish fluid communication between the non-corrugated conduit and the corrugated conduit;
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- a plurality of clips (i) secured to the second wall, (ii) extending into the second internal cavity from the second wall at first angles relative to the second wall, (iii) including first and second clips positioned at a first acute angle relative to each other along a periphery of the second wall, and (iv) including third and fourth clips positioned at (a) a second acute angle relative to each other along the periphery of the second wall and (b) obtuse angles relative to the first and second clips along the periphery of the second wall, wherein the plurality of clips is operable to engage the corrugated conduit to secure the corrugated conduit to the second tube within the second internal cavity, wherein the plurality of clips include biasing elements extending into the second internal cavity from the second wall at the first angles relative to the second wall, barbs disposed along opposing ends of the biasing elements relative to the second wall, and reinforcement ribs extending between the biasing elements and the barbs, wherein outer edges of the reinforcement ribs are oriented within the second internal cavity at second angles relative to the second wall.
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A conduit coupler comprising:
- a first region having a first peripheral wall defining a first cavity:
- a second region (i) secured to the first region and (ii) having a second peripheral wall defining a second cavity;
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- a plurality of clips (i) secured to the second region and (ii) extending into the second cavity from the second peripheral wall at first angles relative to the second peripheral wall, wherein the plurality of clips is operable to engage a corrugated conduit to secure the corrugated conduit to the second region within the second cavity, wherein the plurality of clips include biasing elements extending into the second cavity from the second peripheral wall at the first angles relative to the second peripheral wall, barbs disposed along opposing ends of the biasing elements relative to the second peripheral wall, and reinforcement ribs extending between the biasing elements and barbs, and wherein outer edges of the reinforcement ribs are oriented within the second cavity at second angles relative to the second peripheral wall.
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A conduit coupler comprising:
- a first region having a first wall defining a first cavity, wherein the first cavity is operable to receive a conduit;
- a second region (i) secured to the first region and (ii) having a second wall defining a second cavity, wherein the second cavity is (a) in fluid communication with the first cavity and (b) operable to receive a corrugated conduit to establish fluid communication between the conduit and the corrugated conduit;
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- a plurality of clips (i) secured to the second region and (ii) extending into the second cavity from the second wall, (iii) including first and second clips positioned at a first acute angle relative to each other along a periphery of the second wall, and (iv) including third and fourth clips positioned at (a) a second acute angle relative to each other along the periphery of the second wall and (b) obtuse angles relative to the first and second clips along the periphery of the second wall, wherein the plurality of clips is operable to engage the corrugated conduit to secure the corrugated conduit to the second region within the second cavity, wherein the plurality of clips include biasing elements extending into the second cavity from the second wall at first angles relative to the second wall, barbs disposed along opposing ends of the biasing elements relative to the second wall, and reinforcement ribs extending between the biasing elements and the barbs, wherein outer edges of the reinforcement ribs are oriented within the second internal cavity at second angles relative to the second wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.