Permanent flareless tube connector
US4162802A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L19/10
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flareless connector for soft metal tubes connecting a tube to a connector body having a nipple received within the tube end. A compression nut threaded upon the connector body radially inwardly deforms a soft mallable compression sleeve into engagement with the tube in radial alignment with a groove defined in the connector body nipple deforming the tube into the nipple permanently sealing the tube to the nipple in metal-to-metal contact, the compression sleeve being formed to facilitate radial compression.
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