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US 12,644,544 B1Granted
High pressure converter hose, high pressure connector assembly and methods of use
AssigneeDrug Careers Inc.
InventorLisa A. Lane
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Abstract
A high pressure connector assembly may include an elastomeric connector comprising an approximately perpendicular flange at a distal end thereof and an opening therethrough; and a rigid compression fitting having an opening aligned with the opening of the elastomeric connector. The high pressure connector assembly may be used with a high pressure converter hose. Kits may include the high pressure connector assembly and a spray head. Related methods include attaching the converter hose to a high flow rate fixture.
Claims17
A high pressure connector assembly comprising
- an elastomeric connector having an opening therethrough comprising a body portion and connector flange portion at a distal end thereof;
- wherein the connector flange portion is approximately perpendicular to the body portion;
- a rigid compression fitting having an opening aligned with the opening of the elastomeric connector;
- wherein the rigid compression fitting comprises a female cap, a double sided male component, and an insert having dimensions to fit therebetween;
- wherein the insert comprises a tube portion and an insert flange portion, wherein the insert flange portion is approximately perpendicular to the tube portion;
- wherein the insert flange portion is proximate a first end of the insert and is about the same circumference as the connector flange portion;
- and
- wherein the tube portion is proximate a second end of the insert and has a length that is shorter than a length of the elastomeric connector and has an outer circumference that is about the same as an inner circumference of the elastomeric connector;
- wherein the double sided male component comprises a male hose end that is configured to attach to a hose;
- wherein a proportion of an inner diameter of the tube portion proximate the insert flange portion to a narrowest inner diameter of the male hose end, or a proportion of an inner circumference of the tube portion proximate the insert flange portion to a smallest inner circumference of the male hose end is 2:1 or less.
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The high pressure converter hose 13
- wherein the elastomeric connector in the resting state has the internal diameter of about 1″ and the hose has an internal diameter of ¾″.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.