Quick connect branch connector
US5169177A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S285/921
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A quick connect branch connector includes a saddle to which one end of a spring clip is hingedly connected, a traction device being provided at the opposite end of the spring clip for cooperation with the saddle, whereby the spring clip can be placed under tensile hoop stress in encircling relation with a pipe.
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