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Quick connector for piping

US6540264B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2000
Grant dateApr 1, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S285/918
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a quick connector for piping 10 for detachably connecting a male member 12 to a female member 11, an O-ring 15 is interposed between the female member 11 and the male member 12 so as to form a seal therebetween, and the O-ring 15 is subjected to a low-friction treatment so that the O-ring can be moved in a direction of an axis of the quick connector 10 by a pressure of an employed fluid.

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