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US 9,668,431 B2Granted
Conduit with connector and assembly thereof
AssigneeRain Bird Corporation
InventorsMichael F. Turk, Samir Shah, Gerhard Stoltz, Armen Nalbandyan
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Abstract
A fluid supply line is provided to reduce the labor and cost required for dripline system installations by providing predetermined fitting locations where driplines can be attached. The supply line consists of a conduit having a side wall, a connector extending through the side wall of the conduit, the connector having a conduit connecting segment extending outside the conduit and an inlet segment extending into the conduit, and the inlet segment being connected to the side wall of the conduit.
Claims34
A fluid supply line comprising:
- a coiled conduit having a sidewall;
- at least one connector preassembled to the coiled conduit;
- an inlet segment of the connector extending through the sidewall of the coiled conduit;
- a connecting segment of the connector disposed outside of the coiled conduit;
- a protector of the connector extending about the connecting segment and separated from the connecting segment by a gap spacing;
- and
- wherein the sidewall of the coiled conduit includes a portion thereof extending into the coiled conduit about the inlet segment to form a seal with the inlet segment.
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A fluid supply line comprising:
- a coiled conduit having a sidewall;
- at least one one-piece connector preassembled to the coiled conduit;
- an inlet segment of the one-piece connector extending through the conduit sidewall;
- a connecting segment of the one-piece connector disposed outside of the conduit;
- and
- a protector of the one-piece connector extending about the connecting segment and separated from the connecting segment by a gap spacing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.