Tube assembly for communicating water to a fixture
US6431610B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/6895
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tube assembly for communicating water under pressure from a water supply valve and a water fixture inlet tube assembled at a job site, having an elongate corrugated tube with alternating grooves and ridges and cut to length to extend between a water fixture inlet tube and a water supply valve. The tube receives a pair of nuts in opposing relation, and each nut has an interior thread sized for engaging a respective one of a water fixture inlet tube and a water supply valve. A pair of C-clips, each received in a respective one of the grooves in opposing distal end portions of the tube, define bearing surfaces for the nuts. The distal ends of the tube receive a gasket, which are adapted for sealing between the respective distal end of the tube and the water fixture inlet tube and the water supply valve.
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