초록 ▼

A push-to-connect tube connector for interconnecting conduits wherein a male part is received within a female part passage by relative axial displacement. Resilient fingers mounted upon one part cooperate with a shoulder defined on the other part to maintain the parts fully connected, seals interpos

A push-to-connect tube connector for interconnecting conduits wherein a male part is received within a female part passage by relative axial displacement. Resilient fingers mounted upon one part cooperate with a shoulder defined on the other part to maintain the parts fully connected, seals interposed between the parts prevent leakage, and indicia means in the form of a sleeve axially displaceable upon the male part supports an indicator displaced thereon by the female part during connection to provide a visual indication of the degree of interconnection. A reference mark defined on the sleeve is masked by the indicator upon the parts being fully connected. Upon removal of the indicator, which is in the form of a split ring, the sleeve may be used to “open”the fingers to disconnect the parts, and in an embodiment non-circular transverse cross sections defined on the respective parts telescopingly cooperate during full connection to prevent relative rotation between the parts.

대표청구항 ▼

A push-to-connect connector comprising, in combination, a female part having a passage defined therein, a male part axially receivable within said passage, retainer means mounted upon one of said parts engagable with the other part to maintain said parts in a fully connected condition upon said male

A push-to-connect connector comprising, in combination, a female part having a passage defined therein, a male part axially receivable within said passage, retainer means mounted upon one of said parts engagable with the other part to maintain said parts in a fully connected condition upon said male part being fully axially inserted into said female part, and indicia means separate from said retainer means mounted upon said male part engagable with said female part during axial movement of said male part within said passage indicating the extent of axial insertion of said male part into said passage.