Collar
OwnerKristian R. Merwininventor
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Abstract
In one embodiment there is provided a collar to secure a glass component that has a smooth tubular end. The collar being configured to prevent a gas and liquid from leaking from the glass component. The collar has a base with a circular side wall extending from the base. A pair of channels with O-rings are secured into the interior surface of the circular side wall. The O-rings are configured in size such that when the smooth tubular end of the glass component frictionally slips into the first opened end of the collar, the pair of O-rings frictionally engages the smooth tubular end to prevent a leaking of gas or liquid. The collar also has a bore defined through the base with threads to secure in concert with a one or more threaded connectors.
Claims11
A component collar to secure a glass component thereto, wherein the glass component has a smooth tubular end, the collar being configured to prevent a gas and liquid from leaking from the glass component, the collar comprising:
- a base with a circular side wall extending from the base to define a first opened end;
- a pair of channels grooved into an interior surface of the circular side wall;
- a pair of O-rings separately secured within the pair of channels, the O-rings are configured in size such that when the smooth tubular end of the glass component frictionally slips into the first opened end of the collar, the pair of O-rings frictionally engages the smooth tubular end to prevent a leaking of gas or liquid;
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- a bore defined through the base, the base surface wall surrounding the bore having threads to secure in concert with a one or more threaded connectors.
A component collar to secure components thereto, wherein the components have at least one tubular end configured to have a substantially smooth exterior profile, the collar being configured to prevent a gas and liquid from leaking from the components when two components are assembled together with the collar, the collar comprising:
- a base with a first circular side wall extending upwardly from the base to define a first opened end and a second circular side wall extending downwardly from the base to define a second opened end;
- a side wall channel grooved into each of the first and second circular side walls;
- a bore defined through the base, a base surface wall surrounding the bore having a bore channel grooved into the base surface wall;
- an O-ring secured within each of the side wall channels and the bore channel, the O-rings are configured in size such that when smooth exterior profile ends of separate components frictionally slip into the first opened end, the second opened end, and the bore defined by the collar, the O-rings frictionally engages the smooth exterior profile ends to prevent gas or liquid from leaking between the separate components.
A component collar to secure a glass component thereto, wherein the glass component has a smooth tubular end, the collar being configured to prevent a gas and liquid from leaking from the glass component, the collar comprising:
- a base with a first circular side wall extending upwardly from the base to define a first opened end;
- at least one channel grooved into an interior surface of the first circular side wall;
- an O-ring separately secured within each of the at least one channel, each O-ring is configured in size such that when the smooth tubular end of the glass component frictionally slips into the first opened end of the collar, each O-ring frictionally engages the smooth tubular end to prevent a leaking of gas or liquid;
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- a bore defined through the base, a base surface wall surrounding the bore having a means to secure a glass component that further is configured to prevent leaking of gas or liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.