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US 5,393,104 AGranted
Sanitary hose coupler
OwnerJeffrey S. Zornowinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a coupling for use with sanitary hose, including a hollow female coupler piece and a hollow male coupler piece, wherein the male coupler piece is threadedly connected into the female coupler piece, and wherein a first end of the male coupler piece extends into a first end of the female coupler piece such that opposing surfaces of the first ends are radially spaced, and wherein one of the surfaces of the first ends includes a plurality of raised pad surfaces of a predetermined geometric design.
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A coupler for flexible nonmetallic polymer hose which is particularly well suited for sanitary use, comprising:
- a female piece having a first end and a second end, said first end having a plurality of generally radially inwardly extending surfaces and a surrounding continuous recessed surface, said inwardly extending surfaces and said recessed surface defining an opening therein to receive an end of said hose, said second end having an inner threaded surface defining an opening adjacent and coaxial with said opening of said first end to form a passageway along a central axis of said female piece allowing communication through said female piece;
- a hollow male piece having a first end and a second end, said first end having a portion of an outer surface which is threaded in a complementary manner to said threaded opening of said second end of said female piece to allow receipt of said male piece therein and having a portion of said outer surface of a size diameter greater than an inner surface diameter of said hose to force the hose radially outwardly against said inner surfaces of said first end of said female coupler piece when said coupling is assembled such that a portion of an outer surface of said hose is slightly deformed filling areas adjacent said inner surfaces of said first end of said female piece to prevent both axial and rotational movement of the polymer hose, said male piece further including a shoulder between said first end and said second end of said male piece;
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- means for sealing between said shoulder and said second end of said female piece when said male piece is threadedly connected to said female piece wherein said sealing means remains partially visible when connected and wherein said sealing means acts to aid in securing said male piece in place and prevent rotation and axial movement thereof with respect to said female piece while being visible to confirm the integrity of said sealing means.
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A coupling for a flexible non-metallic polymer hose, comprising:
- a generally cylindrical male piece having a passageway extending along its central axis, a first end having an externally threaded portion adjacent a shoulder, and a second end adapted for sanitary connection to fixtures used in the sanitary industry;
- a generally cylindrical female piece adapted for cooperative connection with said male piece, said female piece having a passageway extending along its central axis of greater diameter than said first end of said male piece to permit said first end of said male piece to pass therethrough, a first end of said female piece having an inner surface characterized by a plurality of generally inwardly extending surfaces and a surrounding recessed surface which define an opening to receive an end of the hose therein, and a second end of said female piece characterized such that said passageway is threaded for cooperative engagement with said externally threaded portion of said male piece;
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- means for sealing between said shoulder and said second end of said female piece when said male piece is threadedly connected to said female piece, wherein said sealing means remains partially visible when connected and wherein said sealing means acts to aid in securing said male piece in place and prevent rotation and axial movement thereof with respect to said female piece while being visible to confirm the integrity of said sealing means.
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A coupler for a flexible non-metallic polymer hose having a predetermined inner diameter and outer diameter which is particularly well suited for sanitary use, comprising:
- a female piece having a first end and a second end, said first end having a plurality of generally radially inwardly extending surfaces and a surrounding continuous recessed surface, said inwardly extending surfaces defining an opening slightly larger than said outer diameter of said hose to receive an end of said hose, said second end having an inner threaded surface defining an opening adjacent and coaxial with said opening of said first end to form a passageway along a central axis of said female piece allowing communication through said female piece;
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- a hollow male piece having a first end and a second end, said first end having a portion of an outer surface which is threaded in a complementary manner to said threaded opening of said second end of said female piece to allow receipt of said male piece therein and having a portion of said outer surface of a size diameter greater than an inner surface diameter of said hose to force the hose radially outwardly against said inwardly extending surfaces of said first end of said female coupler piece when said coupler is assembled such that a portion of said outer surface of said hose is slightly deformed filling areas adjacent said inwardly extending surfaces of said first end of said female piece to prevent both axial and rotational movement of said polymer hose with minimal damage to said hose, wherein said male piece further includes a shoulder between said first end and said second end of said male piece;
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- means for sealing between said shoulder and said second end of said female piece when said male piece is threadedly connected to said female piece wherein said sealing means remains partially visible when connected and acts to aid in securing said male piece in place and prevent rotation and axial movement thereof with respect to said female piece while being visible to confirm the integrity of said sealing means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.