Reusable Fitting For Tubing
AssigneeOmega Flex, Inc.
InventorsSteven A. Treichel, Mark A. Miller
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Abstract
A fitting for use with corrugated tubing includes a nut having a passage therethrough for receiving the tubing, the tubing being corrugated tubing having a series of peaks and valleys; at least one retainer, the retainer having a sealing surface for placement in a valley of the corrugated tubing; a body, the body having a linear body sealing surface, wherein upon sealing, the tubing is compressed between the sealing surface and the body sealing surface at a line seal; and wherein the nut includes a nut surface, the nut surface engaging a retainer surface on the retainer to direct the retainer towards a centerline of the fitting upon engagement of the nut and body.
Claims7
A fitting for use with corrugated tubing, the fitting comprising:
- a nut having a passage therethrough for receiving the tubing, the tubing being corrugated tubing having a series of peaks and valleys;
- at least one retainer, the retainer having a sealing surface for placement in a valley of the corrugated tubing;
- a body, the body having a linear body sealing surface, wherein upon sealing, the tubing is compressed between the sealing surface and the body sealing surface at a line seal;
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- wherein the nut includes a nut surface, the nut surface engaging a retainer surface on the retainer to direct the retainer towards a centerline of the fitting upon engagement of the nut and body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.