Conduit connector assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11187362-B2
Application number	US-201715621610-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2017
Priority date	Jun 14, 2016
Publication date	Nov 30, 2021
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021

Abstract

A connector assembly includes a first connector, a compression member, a retainer, and a second connector. The first connector includes a first coupling portion, a proximal opening, and an annular inner surface extending from the proximal opening. The compression member includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface is configured to sealingly engage the annular inner surface of the first connector. The retainer includes a ring portion and a plurality of teeth. The ring portion includes a proximal end and a distal end. Each of the plurality of teeth extends from the distal end and is configured to engage the compression member. The second connector includes a second coupling portion and an engagement surface. The second coupling portion is configured to engage the first coupling portion. The engagement surface is configured to engage the proximal end of the retainer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A kit comprising:
a first connector having a threaded coupling portion and an engagement surface;
a first compression member having a first inner surface and a first outer surface, the first inner surface including a first frustoconical portion defining a first diameter and a first distal portion defining a second diameter;
a first retainer having a first ring portion and a first plurality of teeth extending from the first ring portion, each of the first plurality of teeth having a first tapered outer surface and a first tapered inner surface, the first tapered outer surface configured to engage the first frustoconical portion of the first compression member, the first tapered inner surface defining a third diameter;
a second compression member having a second inner surface and a second outer surface, the second inner surface including a second frustoconical portion defining a fourth diameter and a second distal portion defining a fifth diameter, the fourth diameter greater than the first diameter, the fifth diameter greater than the second diameter; and
a second retainer having a second ring portion and a second plurality of teeth extending from the second ring portion, each of the second plurality of teeth having a second tapered outer surface and a second tapered inner surface, the second tapered outer surface configured to engage the second frustoconical portion of the second compression member, the second tapered inner surface defining a sixth diameter greater than the third diameter.

2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the first ring portion includes a first proximal end configured to engage the engagement surface of the first connector, and the second ring portion includes a second proximal end configured to engage the engagement surface of the first connector.

3. The kit of claim 2 , wherein the first proximal end defines a first outer diameter and the second proximal end defines a second outer diameter equal to the first outer diameter.

4. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the first outer surface is configured to sealingly engage a second connector.

5. The kit of claim 4 , wherein the second outer surface is configured to sealingly engage the second connector.

6. The kit of claim 5 , wherein the first connector includes a first threaded coupling portion and the second connector includes a second threaded coupling portion configured to engage the first threaded coupling portion.

7. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the engagement surface is operable to apply an axially-extending force on the first proximal end of the first retainer and on the second proximal end of the second retainer.

8. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the first inner surface of the first compression member is configured to retain a first sealing member that is configured to sealingly engage an outer surface of a conduit and wherein the second inner surface of the second compression member is configured to retain a second sealing member that is configured to sealingly engage an outer surface of a second conduit.

Assignees

• Acorn Eng Co

Inventors

• Graves Jim
• Quijada Boris

Classifications

• F16L37/10 Primary

  using a rotary external sleeve or ring on one part · CPC title

• F16L19/083 Primary

  the longitudinal cross-section of the ring not being modified during clamping · CPC title

• F16L15/04

  with additional sealings · CPC title

• F16L37/02

  in which the connection is maintained only by friction of the parts being joined (F16L37/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16L37/08

  in which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained by locking members (F16L37/22 - F16L37/26 take precedence) · CPC title