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Externally sealing connector

US9599266B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Viega GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Christoph Schreckenberg · Attendorn, DE
Oliver Cyliax · Siegen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2009
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16L37/0927
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A connector, particularly for connecting pipes, includes a base body, a sealing element and a member for fixing a pipe inserted into the connector, wherein the base body has an insertion opening on one side for the insertion of a pipe and the sealing element is arranged in an essentially cylindrically symmetrical recess set embedded in the base body and wherein the essentially cylindrically symmetrical recess at least partly has a smaller depth in the region between the position of the inset sealing element and the side of the recess facing the insertion opening of the base body than in the region of the position of the sealing element.

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