Friction fit paint cup connection
US6698670B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B7/2478
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cover-connector for covering and connecting a fluid supply container to a conduit is provided, wherein one of the container and the conduit has a male frustoconical connecting surface and the other one of said container and said conduit has a threaded connecting surface. The novel cover-connector comprises a conduit side with a conduit connecting region, a container side with a container connecting region, and a passageway between the connecting regions, wherein one of the connecting regions has a female frustoconical surface having an acute frustoconical angle complementary to the male frustoconical connecting surface for frictional connection therebetween, and wherein the other one of the connecting regions has a threaded portion complementary to the threaded connecting surface for threaded connecting therebetween.
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