Pipeline connector for plastic instruments
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1. A coupling device between the bottom end of a plastic instrument and a nipple comprising:
- a ring element rotatably mounted about said bottom end comprising two exteriorly threaded shell halves affixed to one another about said bottom end and freely rotatable thereabout both during coupling and when uncoupled;
a nut element mounted for rotation about said nipple, said bottom end and said ring element; and
two O-rings, each having a radial compression set, one mounted for sealing engagement and radial compression between the nut element and the bottom end, and the other mounted for sealing engagement between the nut element and the nipple;
wherein a gap is provided between the nipple and the bottom end.
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Abstract
A coupling device between the bottom end of a plastic instrument and a nipple comprising:
an exteriorly threaded ring element rotatably mounted about said bottom end;
a nut element mounted for rotation about said nipple and said ring element; and
two O-rings, one sealingly mounted between the nut element, the ring element and the bottom end, and the second sealingly mounted between the nut element and the nipple;
wherein a gap is provided between the nipple and the bottom end.
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1. A coupling device between the bottom end of a plastic instrument and a nipple comprising:
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a ring element rotatably mounted about said bottom end comprising two exteriorly threaded shell halves affixed to one another about said bottom end and freely rotatable thereabout both during coupling and when uncoupled; a nut element mounted for rotation about said nipple, said bottom end and said ring element; and two O-rings, each having a radial compression set, one mounted for sealing engagement and radial compression between the nut element and the bottom end, and the other mounted for sealing engagement between the nut element and the nipple; wherein a gap is provided between the nipple and the bottom end. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A coupling in a pipeline for a plastic instrument including a bottom element to a nipple defining an exterior shoulder, said coupling comprising:
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an outwardly extending flange on the end of said bottom end; two annular shell halves coupled to one another about said bottom end and, freely rotatable thereabout both during coupling and when uncoupled, said shell halves having screw threads on their exterior surfaces and defining an outwardly extending flange at one end thereof; a nut element mounted about the shell halves, the bottom end flange and the nipple and defining at the interior of one end thereof threads complementary to the threads on the exterior surface of the shell halves and defining an interior shoulder at the other end thereof; and two O-rings, each having a radial compression set, one being sealingly disposed and radially compressed between the body of the bottom end and the interior of the nut element, the second being sealingly disposed and radially compressed between the body of the nut element and the body of the nipple. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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