Freely rotatable snap-fit connector for pipes
AssigneeEMS-Inventa AG
InventorHeinz U. Gahwiler
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Abstract
A connector having a male part and a female part, the latter having a hollow body and a hollow housing portion connected thereto to form a passage for flow of fluid. The portion is provided with at least one detent on the inside wall and has an opening on the end remote from the body. The detent is provided with a sloping surface which flares in the direction of the opening and also has an abutment surface facing toward the body. The male part has a front end which is inserted into the opening and carries an inclined surface which is complementary to the sloping surface of the female part. In a manner analogous to the female part, the male part is provided with an abutment facing away from the front end and adapted to abut the abutment surface on the female part when the connector is in closed position.
Claims12
A connector comprising a male and female part, said female part having a longitudinal axis and a hollow body and a hollow housing portion connected thereto to form a passage for the flow of fluid therethrough, said housing portion being provided with two detents on the inside wall thereof, and having an opening removed from said body, said detents having a sloping surface flaring toward said opening and having an abutment surface facing toward said body, said female portion further comprising a circumferential ring separated from said hollow housing portion by two webs spaced apart about 180.degree. from each other, said two detents being spaced apart about 180.degree. from each other at positions wherein said webs join said circumferential ring and extending substantially from said opening to said web,
- said male part having a front end adapted for insertion into said opening, an inclined surface complementary to said sloping surface on said female part, an abutment on said male part facing from said front end and adapted to abut said abutment surface when said connector is in a connected position, whereby said male part and said female part are releasably locked together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.