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US 2012/0074689 A1Published application
Tool-free metal conduit connector and related methods
AssigneeMaverick C&P, Inc.
InventorsSheridon Petersen, Barry Peters, Bruce Thompson
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Abstract
A threadless connector includes a connector body having a central bore therethrough and a retainer ring disposed in an end of the connector body, the retainer ring comprising a plurality of teeth segments, wherein the plurality of teeth segments are configured to be inwardly angled to contact an end of a conduit inserted into the connector body.
Claims25
A threadless connector comprising:
- a connector body having a central bore therethrough;
- and
- a retainer ring disposed in an end of the connector body, the retainer ring comprising a plurality of teeth segments;
- wherein the plurality of teeth segments are configured to be inwardly angled to contact an end of a conduit inserted into the connector body.
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A retainer ring for a threadless connector, the retainer ring comprising:
- a circular band having a plurality of teeth segments extending axially therefrom and arranged around a circumference of the circular ring.
A method of fixing an end of a conduit in a threadless connector, the method comprising:
- installing a retainer ring having a plurality of teeth segments in a distal end of the threadless connector;
- removably securing the conduit into the distal end of the threadless connector;
- and
- engaging an outer surface of the conduit with the plurality of teeth segments of the retainer ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.