Tube couplings
First Claim
1. A tube coupling comprising a hollow body having a throughway to receive a tube from at least one end of said throughway, a releasable tube gripping device mounted in the throughway adjacent said one end, a seal encircling the throughway to seal with the outer periphery of the tube disposed adjacent the tube gripping device and a liner extending along the throughway from the seal and arranged with the seal to prevent fluid from the tube having direct contact with the wall of the hollow body, the seal and liner being formed from inert material;
- wherein the improvement comprises providing an annular shoulder in the throughway spaced from said one end to provide a stop for engagement by an end of a tube inserted in the throughway, the liner extending along the throughway and over the annular shoulder to hold the liner in place in the throughway.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a tube coupling having a hollow tubular body having collet form couplings at either end thereof to receive and lock tubes in the body at either end. The body has an internal annular wall and an inner lines which extends over the wall shoulder and along the body to either side of the annular wall shoulder towards the locations of the collets. The liner is formed from a material which is inert to the fluid to be passed through the tubes and has integral annular seals to seal with the tubes inserted in the body to prevent loss of fluid from the tubes into parts of the body not covered by the liner.
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1. A tube coupling comprising a hollow body having a throughway to receive a tube from at least one end of said throughway, a releasable tube gripping device mounted in the throughway adjacent said one end, a seal encircling the throughway to seal with the outer periphery of the tube disposed adjacent the tube gripping device and a liner extending along the throughway from the seal and arranged with the seal to prevent fluid from the tube having direct contact with the wall of the hollow body, the seal and liner being formed from inert material;
- wherein the improvement comprises providing an annular shoulder in the throughway spaced from said one end to provide a stop for engagement by an end of a tube inserted in the throughway, the liner extending along the throughway and over the annular shoulder to hold the liner in place in the throughway.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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