Gas appliance connector assembly

An apparatus for delivering natural of propane gas under pressure from a fixed pipe having a shut-off valve to a gas appliance mounted on casters which is moveable toward and away from the fixed pipe which comprises:

• (a) A swivel maintaining its shape and physical characteristics at least up to 800.degree. F. temperature for at least ten minutes and having:
• (i) A first body member having a first and a second end;
• (ii) A nut rotatably coupled to the first end of the first body member, the first body member rotatable about a first axis with respect to the nut and which axis is fixed relative to the gas appliance, the nut having a male portion extending from the nut and coupled to the gas appliance;
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• (iii) A second body member having a first and a second end, the first end of the second body member rotatably coupled to the second end of the first body member, the first end of the second body member rotatable about a second axis which intersects the first axis and which is rotatable with respect to the first axis, the second body member having a third axis at the second end and adjacent to the first axis and rotatable about the first axis and intersecting the second axis;
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• (b) A corrugated flexible connector having a first and a second end, the second end of the connector coupled to the second end of the second body member of the swivel, the first end of the connector coupled to the shut-off valve.

An apparatus for delivering natural or propane gas under pressure from a fixed pipe having a shut-off valve to a gas appliance mounted on casters which is moveable toward and away from the fixed pipe which comprises:

• (a) A first swivel maintaining its shape and physical characteristics at least up to 800.degree. F. temperature for at least ten minutes and having:
• (i) A first body member having a first and a second end;
• (ii) A nut rotatably coupled to the first end of the first body member, the first body member rotatable about a first axis with respect to the nut and which axis is fixed relative to the gas appliance, the nut having a male portion extending from the nut and coupled to the shut-off valve;
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• (iii) A second body member having a first and a second end, the first end of the second body member rotatably coupled to the second end of the first body member, the first end of the second body member rotatable about a second axis which intersects the fixed first axis and which is rotatable with respect to the fixed first axis, the second body member having a third axis at the second end and adjacent to the fixed first axis and rotatable about the fixed first axis and intersecting the second axis;
• (b) A corrugated flexible connector having a first and a second end, the first end of the connector coupled to the second end of the second body member of the first swivel;
• (c) A second swivel maintaining its shape and physical characteristics at least up to 800.degree. F. temperature for at least ten minutes and having:
• (i) A first body member having a first and a second end;
• (ii) A nut rotatably coupled to the first end of the first body member, the first body member rotatable about a first axis with respect to the nut and which axis is fixed relative to the gas appliance, the nut having a male portion extending from the nut and coupled to the gas appliance;
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• (iii) A second body member having a first and a second end, the first end of the second body member rotatably coupled to the second end of the first body member, the first end of the second body member rotatable about a second axis which intersects the first axis and which is rotatable with respect to the first axis, the second body member having a third axis at the second end and adjacent to the first axis and rotatable about the first axis and intersecting the second axis, the second end of the second body member coupled to the second end of the connector.