Clamp and spike for flexible conduit
AssigneeNational Diversified Sales, Inc.
InventorDaniel Nourian
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Abstract
A clamp and spike combination for use in conjunction with a flexible conduit, comprising a spike including an inlet rod with a sharpened tip for penetration into the conduit, an outlet rod connected to the inlet rod, the outlet rod having a barbed tip for attachment to a tube. The bore extends through the rods from the sharpened tip to the barbed tip, whereby the spike provides a channel for the passage of fluid. Further included, a clamp including two legs extending substantially parallel with each other and spaced apart from each other by a distance, an apex portion connecting the two legs to each other so that the clamp is shaped substantially in the form of an inverted “U”; and an opening in the apex portion, the opening being sized to receive the inlet rod of the spike.
Claims15
A clamp and spike combination for use in conjunction with a flexible conduit of standard diameter, the diameter having a magnitude of a first distance, comprising:
- a spike including:
- an inlet rod with a sharpened tip for penetration into the conduit;
- an outlet rod connected to the inlet rod, the outlet rod having a barbed tip for attachment to a tube;
- wherein, a bore extends through the rods from the sharpened tip to the barbed tip, whereby the spike provides a channel for the passage of fluid;
- a clamp including:
- two legs extending substantially parallel with each other and spaced apart from each other by a maximum second distance;
- an apex portion connecting the two legs to each other so that the clamp is shaped substantially in the form of an inverted “U”;
- and
- an opening in the apex portion, the opening being sized to receive the inlet rod of the spike;
- wherein, the second distance is sized to snugly receive the conduit of standard diameter between the legs, whereby the inlet rod of the spike is receivable through the opening in the apex portion to penetrate a received conduit.
A clamp for use in combination with a spike and a flexible conduit of standard diameter, the standard diameter having a magnitude of a first distance, the clamp comprising:
- two legs extending substantially parallel with each other and spaced apart from each other by a maximum second distance;
- an apex portion connecting the two legs to each other so that the clamp is shaped substantially in the form of an inverted “U”;
- and
- an opening in the apex portion, the opening being sized to receive a portion of the spike;
- wherein, the second distance is sized to snugly receive a conduit of standard diameter between the legs, whereby the portion of the spike is receivable through the opening in the apex portion to penetrate a received conduit;
- and
- further wherein, each leg includes, at a terminal end of the leg opposite the apex, a foot extending towards the foot on an opposite leg so that the two feet are separated from each other by a third distance that is smaller than the second distance, whereby a conduit received between the two legs is restrained against removal by the two feet.
A spike for use in conjunction with a flexible conduit, comprising:
- an inlet rod with a sharpened tip for penetration into the conduit;
- an outlet rod connected to the inlet rod, the outlet rod having a barbed tip for attachment to a tube;
- wherein, a bore extends through the rods from the sharpened tip to the barbed tip, whereby the spike provides a channel for the passage of fluid;
- further wherein, the outlet rod extends substantially perpendicular to the inlet rod;
- and
- further including a plate attached to the spike and extending substantially perpendicular to the inlet rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.