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US 7,611,170 B2Granted
Hose coupling
AssigneeChapin Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorDonald R. Hillhouse
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AssigneeChapin Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorDonald R. Hillhouse
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A hose having a compressible wall which is adapted to be connected at one end thereof to a nozzle of a sprayer. The other end is attached to a stub pipe or stem extending from a tank of the sprayer which can contain a pressurized liquid which flows through the hose and is sprayed via the nozzle. The coupling provides a quick connection for the hose to the pipe stem and also allows the coupling/hose assembly to freely rotate 360° while remaining sealed. The coupling is an assembly of a nipple and a sleeve retainer having a throat which compresses the hose wall and provides a retainer, retaining the end of the hose on the nipple. A spring clip is sprung apart as the assembly of retainer, nipple, and hose is seated on the pipe stem. To disconnect or release the coupling, the spring clip is spread apart to free the assembly.
A coupling for connection of a hose with a wall of compressible thickness to a pipe, which coupling comprises a nipple having a flange bearing upon an end of the pipe and having a portion projecting into said pipe in sealing relationship therewith, said nipple providing a receptacle for said hose extending into said hose, a retainer for said hose on said receptacle being provided by a sleeve disposed around said nipple and over said pipe, said sleeve narrowing into a throat spaced from said nipple less than the thickness of said wall compressing said wall between said throat and said nipple, and a spring clip having inward projections extending through openings in said sleeve and latching upon an outwardly extending projection from said pipe.
A system for coupling a hose to a sprayer tank comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.