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Device and method for connecting fluid conduits

US8794676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateMay 21, 2009
Grant dateAug 5, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2030/6013
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A connector for connecting a first conduit to a second conduit including a body having a passageway therethrough, a first cavity and a second cavity, a first sealing member, a second sealing member, a first compression, a second compression fitting, a first set of one or more keys and one or more mated key ways for preventing rotation of the first conduit when the first sealing member is compressed, and a second set of one or more keys and one or more mated key ways for preventing rotation of the second conduit when the second sealing member is compressed, wherein each of the first cavity and the second cavity in the body is configured to receive one of the sealing members or a detachable holder configured to receive one of the sealing members.

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