Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Anti-rotation device for hydraulic connectors
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Application No.: US15037282Application Date: 2015-11-23
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Publication No.: US10584813B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: John A. Leys , Michael Schleicher , Jeffrey J. McKenzie
- Applicant: ENTEGRIS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Billerica
- Assignee: Entegris, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Entegris, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Billerica
- Agency: Entegris, Inc.
- International Application: PCT/US2015/062125 WO 20151123
- International Announcement: WO2017/044140 WO 20170316
- Main IPC: F16L15/08
- IPC: F16L15/08 ; F16L19/00

Abstract:
An anti-rotation device for preventing a hydraulic connector assembly from leaking. Various embodiments of the anti-rotation device provide a mechanism whereby threadably engaged connectors, such as compression fittings, are permitted to rotate only a fraction of a turn after loosening. For many applications, the limited degree of loosening is sufficient to prevent the onset of leaking. Structurally, the anti-rotation device can include a band that is secured to a female nut of a hydraulic connector. Protrusions extend laterally from the band and engage with a stop tab on the male body of the hydraulic connector assembly, thereby limiting rotation of the female nut that would otherwise cause leaks. Locking provided by zip tie structures proximate the free ends of the anti-rotation device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180172187A1 ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC CONNECTORS Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
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