Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reusable fitting for tubing
- Patent Title (中): 油管可重复使用
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Application No.: US12692950Application Date: 2010-01-25
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Publication No.: US08851527B2Publication Date: 2014-10-07
- Inventor: Steven A. Treichel , Mark A. Miller
- Applicant: Steven A. Treichel , Mark A. Miller
- Applicant Address: US MA Westfield
- Assignee: Omega Flex, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Omega Flex, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Westfield
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: F16L19/08
- IPC: F16L19/08 ; F16L19/065 ; F16L25/00

Abstract:
A fitting for use with corrugated tubing, the fitting comprising: a nut having a passage therethrough for receiving the tubing, the tubing being corrugated tubing having a series of peaks and valleys; a plurality of retainers positioned forward of the nut, the retainers having a sealing surface for placement in a valley of the corrugated tubing; a body having an annular pocket formed circumferentially around the retainers, the body having a body sealing surface, wherein upon sealing, the tubing is compressed between the sealing surface and the body sealing surface; a spring positioned within a cavity in the retainers, the spring driving the retainers into the pocket when the fitting is not sealed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100117358A1 Reusable Fitting For Tubing Public/Granted day:2010-05-13
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