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US 2006/0038402 A1Published application
Efficient fluid coupling and method
OwnerWesley Norman, Bruce Quimbyinventors
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Abstract
A fluid coupling comprises a fitting body feature, a compression nut configured to fit within the fitting body feature, and a ferrule configured to seal a tube against the fitting body feature, whereby an end of the tube extends beyond the ferrule into a volume formed by the fitting body feature and the ferrule so that the volume is swept by a flow through the tube.
Claims19
A fluid coupling, comprising:
- a fitting body feature;
- a compression nut configured to fit within the fitting body feature;
- and
- a ferrule configured to seal a tube against the fitting body feature, whereby an end of the tube extends beyond the ferrule into a volume formed by the fitting body feature and the ferrule so that the volume is swept by a flow through the tube.
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A fluid coupling, comprising:
- a fitting body;
- a compression nut configured to fit within the fitting body;
- a tube coupled to a ferrule;
- and
- wherein the ferrule is configured to seal the tube against the fitting body, whereby an end of the tube extends beyond the ferrule into a volume formed by the fitting body, the ferrule, and a manifold so that the volume is swept by a flow through the tube.
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A method for forming a fluid coupling, comprising:
- forming a fluid tight coupling by coupling a tube to a ferrule, a portion of the tube extending beyond the ferrule;
- inserting the ferrule into a fitting body;
- inserting a nut into the fitting body in contact with the ferrule;
- tightening the nut to provide a fluid-tight seal between the ferrule and the tube and between the ferrule and the fitting body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.