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US 2026/0139779 A1Published application
Push To Connect Coupling
AssigneeRain Bird Corporation
InventorsWilliam Tomas Phillips, Michael A. McAfee
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Abstract
A quick coupling system where a conduit can be pushed into the coupling to secure and seal the conduit with the coupling includes a gripping ring and a seal. The seal is located outboard of the gripping ring so that the gripping ring does not damage the outer surface of the conduit engaged by the seal. The coupling system also may include a wiper outboard of the seal to clean the outer surface of the conduit as the conduit is inserted into the coupling system.
Claims21
-17. (canceled)
A coupling comprising:
- a body defining at least one passage;
- a gripping ring disposed in the passage;
- a cap secured at the passage outboard of and at least adjacent in part to the gripping ring;
- and
- a seal held in the passage by the cap outboard of the gripping ring such that upon insertion of a conduit into the passage the conduit engages the seal before engaging the gripping ring.
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A coupling comprising:
- a body defining at least one passage;
- a gripping ring disposed in the passage;
- a cap secured at the passage outboard of the gripping ring;
- and
- a seal positioned outboard of the gripping ring such that upon insertion of a conduit into the passage the conduit engages the seal before engaging the gripping ring, wherein the seal is disposed at least in part in a pocket defined by a first wall of the cap positioned radially outward of the seal and a second wall positioned axially outboard of the seal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.