Tube coupling
US4621843A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L19/07
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ring seal and beaded tube type tube coupling has the annular bead defined by a rigid ferrule sealingly fixed to the tube with the ferrule including an annular flange forming the bead and having a shank portion extending axially outboard of the flange to thereby shorten, in effect, the unsupported length of the tube.
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