Push button bayonet tube connector
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1. A push button bayonet assembly for connecting a first section of tubing with a second section of tubing, the push button bayonet assembly comprising:
- a female member comprising a female housing having a channel extending therethrough, the female housing further comprising a push button engagement assembly, the push button engagement assembly comprising a top platform portion and a dependent ring latch portion defining an aperture, the engagement assembly movable between a first position and a second position, and biased in the first position; and
a male member having a connector shaft having a groove extending at least partially circumferentially around the shaft;
wherein the ring latch aperture receives the male member shaft when the engagement assembly is in the second position, and the ring latch engages the groove in the first position to retain the shaft in the channel.
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Abstract
A push button bayonet tube connector assembly for releasably connecting two fluid passageways is described. The bayonet assembly includes a male and female member. The female member includes a spring actuated push button engagement assembly having a locked or engaged position and an unlocked or disengaged position with the male member. A method for fabricating the push button bayonet tube connector assembly is also described.
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1. A push button bayonet assembly for connecting a first section of tubing with a second section of tubing, the push button bayonet assembly comprising:
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a female member comprising a female housing having a channel extending therethrough, the female housing further comprising a push button engagement assembly, the push button engagement assembly comprising a top platform portion and a dependent ring latch portion defining an aperture, the engagement assembly movable between a first position and a second position, and biased in the first position; and
a male member having a connector shaft having a groove extending at least partially circumferentially around the shaft;
wherein the ring latch aperture receives the male member shaft when the engagement assembly is in the second position, and the ring latch engages the groove in the first position to retain the shaft in the channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. A method for fabricating a push button bayonet assembly, the method comprising:
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molding, out of polymer, a male member having a barbed end for receiving a first section of tubing, a U-shaped female housing having an internal notch for receiving a sealing member, a female housing face plate with barbed end for receiving a second section of tubing, and a push button engagement assembly;
positioning a sealing member within the notch of the female housing;
positioning a spring between the push button engagement assembly and the female housing; and
sonically welding the female housing face plate to the female housing, the barbed end of the female housing face plate extending away from the female housing.
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