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1. A HEAVY DUTY REMOVABLE, ADJUSTABLE HOSE CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF SEALINGLY CONNECTING A THREADED MALE HOSE FITTING DIRECTLY TO A SLEEVE AND HOSE COMBINATION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FITTINGS, COMPRISING, A PAIR OF IDENTICAL HALF NUTS;
- EACH OF SAID HALF NUTS HAVING INTERNAL THREADS AND A GASKET RETAINING GROOVE FORMED ABOUT ITS ENTIRE INNER PERIPHERY TO RECEIVE A GASKET AND SEAL THE CONNECTION EVEN WITH REPEATED ADJUSTMENTS, AND SHOULDER MEANS FORMED ON SAID HALF NUTS ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE SAID THREADS TO ENGAGE A FLANGE ON SAID SLEEVE;
EACH OF SAID HALF NUTS HAVING A PAIR OF RADIALLY EXTENDING EARS FOR MATING WITH THE EARS OF THE OTHER HALF NUT;
ALIGNMENT MEANS BETWEEN SAID EARS TO MATCH THE THREADS OF SAID HALF NUTS;
SAID EARS HAVING ORIFICES THERETHROUGH RECEIVING BOLT CONNECTORS;
A PLURALITY OF SHIM ELEMENTS BETWEEN SAID EARS AND RECEIVING SAID BOLTS TO ALLOW REPEATED CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENT OF SAID HALF NUTS TO ACCOMMODATE THREAD WEAR;
A PLURALITY OF GROOVES FORMED IN SAID THREADS, PARALLEL WITH THE AXIS OF THE ASSEMBLED NUT, AND EXTENDING TO A DEPTH OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE BASE OF SAID THREADS AND EXTENDING AXIALLY FROM THE WALL OF SAID GROOVE ADJACENT SAID THREADS TO THE OUTER FACE OF EACH HALF NUT TO SCRAPE AND COLLECT DIRT IN SAID THREADS DURING CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION OF SAID THREADS, AND WITH AT LEAST ONE GROOVE IN EACH HALF NUT BEING SPACED 90* FROM THE EARS THEREOF TO ENABLE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CONTRACTION OF SAID HALF NUT AROUND THE PERIPHERY THEREOF.
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1. A HEAVY DUTY REMOVABLE, ADJUSTABLE HOSE CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF SEALINGLY CONNECTING A THREADED MALE HOSE FITTING DIRECTLY TO A SLEEVE AND HOSE COMBINATION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FITTINGS, COMPRISING, A PAIR OF IDENTICAL HALF NUTS;
- EACH OF SAID HALF NUTS HAVING INTERNAL THREADS AND A GASKET RETAINING GROOVE FORMED ABOUT ITS ENTIRE INNER PERIPHERY TO RECEIVE A GASKET AND SEAL THE CONNECTION EVEN WITH REPEATED ADJUSTMENTS, AND SHOULDER MEANS FORMED ON SAID HALF NUTS ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE SAID THREADS TO ENGAGE A FLANGE ON SAID SLEEVE;
EACH OF SAID HALF NUTS HAVING A PAIR OF RADIALLY EXTENDING EARS FOR MATING WITH THE EARS OF THE OTHER HALF NUT;
ALIGNMENT MEANS BETWEEN SAID EARS TO MATCH THE THREADS OF SAID HALF NUTS;
SAID EARS HAVING ORIFICES THERETHROUGH RECEIVING BOLT CONNECTORS;
A PLURALITY OF SHIM ELEMENTS BETWEEN SAID EARS AND RECEIVING SAID BOLTS TO ALLOW REPEATED CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENT OF SAID HALF NUTS TO ACCOMMODATE THREAD WEAR;
A PLURALITY OF GROOVES FORMED IN SAID THREADS, PARALLEL WITH THE AXIS OF THE ASSEMBLED NUT, AND EXTENDING TO A DEPTH OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE BASE OF SAID THREADS AND EXTENDING AXIALLY FROM THE WALL OF SAID GROOVE ADJACENT SAID THREADS TO THE OUTER FACE OF EACH HALF NUT TO SCRAPE AND COLLECT DIRT IN SAID THREADS DURING CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION OF SAID THREADS, AND WITH AT LEAST ONE GROOVE IN EACH HALF NUT BEING SPACED 90* FROM THE EARS THEREOF TO ENABLE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CONTRACTION OF SAID HALF NUT AROUND THE PERIPHERY THEREOF.
- EACH OF SAID HALF NUTS HAVING INTERNAL THREADS AND A GASKET RETAINING GROOVE FORMED ABOUT ITS ENTIRE INNER PERIPHERY TO RECEIVE A GASKET AND SEAL THE CONNECTION EVEN WITH REPEATED ADJUSTMENTS, AND SHOULDER MEANS FORMED ON SAID HALF NUTS ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE SAID THREADS TO ENGAGE A FLANGE ON SAID SLEEVE;
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Current AssigneeClifford M. Russell
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Original AssigneeClifford M. Russell
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InventorsRussell, Clifford M.
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Application NumberUS04/233,203Time in Patent Office923 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current285/15CPC Class CodesF16L 19/005 comprising locking means fo...F16L 19/0231 with specially adapted mean...
