# US 2018/0023733 A1 · Pipe adapter

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- Number: US 2018/0023733 A1
- Document ID: US20180023733A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/214,326
- Filed: 2016-07-19
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-19
- Assignees: Wen Sheng Fu Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hung-Lin Lai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180023733A1

## CPC

- F16L 21/007: {clamped by a wedging action (F16L27/00, F16L37/092, F16L37/122, F16L37/123, F16L37/15, F16L37/16 take precedence)}
- F16L 21/03: placed in the socket before connection ({F16L21/022,} F16L21/025 take precedence)
- F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A pipe adapter may comprise a main body, an O-ring, a conical ring, an engaging ring, a control unit and a locating, tube, and a front opening formed at a front end of the main body which is configured to receive a pipe. Since the conical ring, engaging ring and locating tube are coupled in sequence instead of covering one by one such that there is no need to enlarge a diameter of the front opening of the main body for receiving the above components thereby lowering the manufacturing cost.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pipe adapter comprising:
a main body having a front opening formed at a front end thereof, and a first flange and a second flange, which are formed in stepped shapes and located inside the front opening, configured to respectively receive an O-ring and a conical ring;
the conical ring, which comprises a rear edge and a front edge, secured inside the main body after the O-ring settled and coupled in the main body such that the rear edge configured to, couple on the second flange of the main body thereby limiting the position of the conical ring, and a tapered surface formed around an inner periphery of the conical ring;
an engaging ring having an annular base which is configured to hear against the front edge of the conical ring, and a plurality of second protruding teeth protruding from a rear edge of the annular base toward the conical ring;
a control unit comprising a connecting tube, and a protruding edge, which has a tapered guiding surface, protruding from an outer periphery of a rear end of the connecting tube; and
a locating tube having a first opening and a second opening which are communicated with each other, and an inner surface adjacent to the first opening having a blocking edge such that, after the connecting tube penetrating through the first opening, the protruding edge configured to bear against the blocking edge thereby limiting a position of the control unit in the locating tube without falling out from the second opening, the first opening of the locating tube facing to the front opening of the main body when the locating tube with other components received in the main body, and the annular base of the engaging ring secured between the front edge of the conical ring and the first opening of the locating tube, and a restricted edge, which is formed around an outer periphery of the front opening of the main body, configured to press on an outer periphery of the second opening thus securing a position of the locating tube.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pipe adapter of claim 1, wherein an outer periphery of the conical ring comprises a plurality of first protruding teeth.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The pipe adapter of claim 1, wherein the main body is connected to a single pipe.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The pipe adapter of claim 1, wherein two pipe adapters are configured to cooperate each other while the two main bodies are connected, and two pipe adapters are configured to cooperate with a water control unit as an on/off operating valve set.