Quick-release joint for two tubes
OwnerJong-Te Lin, Nelson Lininventors
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Abstract
A quick-release joint for two tubes which includes a first connector having a first inner lip formed on an inner surface of the first connector, a second connector pivotally connected to the first connector and axially offset from the first connector. The second connector has a protrusion formed on an inner surface of the second connector and has an outer groove formed on the protrusion next to a top face of the second connector to correspond to the first flange. A retainer is formed on a side of the first connector and the second connector to move the first connector to axially align with the second connector such that after the first inner lip is received in the outer groove of the protrusion, the first connector and second connector are solidly and rigidly coupled.
Claims10
A quick-release joint for two tubes, the quick-release joint comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical first connector adapted to securely connect to a first tube, the first connector having an inner lip formed on an inner surface of the first connector;
- a hollow cylindrical second connector adapted to securely connect to a second tube, wherein the second connector is pivotally connected to the first connector, so that the second connector is pivotal, relative to the first connector, about a pivot axis, and is slidable along the pivot axis so as to be movable to a position axially offset from the first connector, the second connector has a protrusion formed on an inner surface of the second connector and having an outer groove formed on the protrusion next to the top surface of the second connector to correspond to the inner lip;
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- a retainer formed on a side of the first connector and the second connector to move the first connector to axially align with the second connector such that the inner lip is received in the outer groove of the protrusion to secure connection between the first connector and the second connector.
The A quick-release joint for two tubes, the quick-release joint comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical first connector adapted to securely connect to a first tube, the first connector having an inner lip formed on an inner surface of the first connector;
- a hollow cylindrical second connector adapted to securely connect to a second tube, wherein the second connector is pivotally connected to the first connector and is axially offset from the first connector, the second connector has a protrusion formed on an inner surface of the second connector and having an outer groove formed on the protrusion next to the top surface of the second connector to correspond to the inner lip;
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- a retainer formed on a side of the first connector and the second connector to move the first connector to axially align with the second connector such that the inner lip is received in the outer groove of the protrusion to secure connection between the first connector and the second connector,
- wherein the first connector has a sleeve formed on a side of the first connector, the second connector has a pair of ears separated from each other by a distance larger than a length of the sleeve so that the sleeve is slidable between the pair of ears.
In a quick-release joint for two tubes, the quick-release joint having:
- a first connector adapted to securely connect to a first tube, the first connector having a first inner lip formed on an inner surface of the first connector;
- a second connector adapted to securely connect to a second tube, wherein the second connector is pivotally connected to the first connector, so that the second connector is pivotal, relative to the first connector, about a pivot axis, and is slidable along the pivot axis so as to be movable to a position axially offset from the first connector, the second connector has a protrusion formed on an inner surface of the second connector and having an outer groove formed on the protrusion next to a top face of the second connector to correspond to the first inner lip;
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- a retainer formed on a side of the first connector and the second connector to move the first connector to align with the second connector such that the first inner lip is received in the outer groove of the protrusion to secure connection between the first connector and the second connector, wherein the retainer includes a first arm, a second arm, a cylindrical connector and a threaded bolt, wherein the first arm is securely connected to an outer surface of the first connector and has a tubular connector integrally formed with the first arm, the second arm is securely connected to an outer surface of the second connector, the threaded bolt extends through the cylindrical connector to be ready to abut an inner surface of the second connector, whereby before the extension of the threaded bolt, the first connector is mis-aligned with the second connector, after the threaded bolt threadingly extends further into the cylindrical connector to abut the inner surface of the second connector, the second connector is moved by the extension of the threaded bolt to axially align with the first connector.
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