Patent · US Expired

Quick connect branch connector

US5169177A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 1991
Grant dateDec 8, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 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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