초록 ▼

A first connector includes opposite ball and socket elements having a passageway formed therethrough. The socket element has a cavity formed therein for receiving a ball element of a second hose connector to form a hose assembly. A ring is disposed within the cavity for limiting pivotal movement of

A first connector includes opposite ball and socket elements having a passageway formed therethrough. The socket element has a cavity formed therein for receiving a ball element of a second hose connector to form a hose assembly. A ring is disposed within the cavity for limiting pivotal movement of a ball element inserted therein to minimize the risk that the connectors, and thereby the hose assembly, will separate.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A connector comprising:a body having first and second end portions and a longitudinal axis extending in the direction from the first to the second end portions, the body defining a passageway therethrough between the first and second end portions;the body including a socket engaging

[ I claim:] [1.] A connector comprising:a body having first and second end portions and a longitudinal axis extending in the direction from the first to the second end portions, the body defining a passageway therethrough between the first and second end portions;the body including a socket engaging end surface at the first end portion, the first end portion defining a stop receiving opening which is open through the socket engaging end surface and which is a portion of the passageway, the socket engaging end surface being the external surface of the first end portion of the body;the body also including an internal socket receiving cavity or opening at the second end portion; andthe body including a stop projecting from the body and into the internal socket receiving cavity, the socket engaging end surface of a first of said connectors being sized to snap fit into the internal socket receiving cavity of a second of said connectors, and whereby when the socket engaging end surface of a first of said connectors is snap fit into the internal socket receiving cavity of a second of said connectors, the stop of the second connector is positioned for insertion into the stop receiving opening of the first connector to limit the relative pivoting of the connectors.