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Air transfer system

  • US 5,137,308 A
  • Filed: 07/26/1990
  • Issued: 08/11/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A connector system for joining two members of a fluid-transfer duct that approach each other from opposite directions, comprising:

  • a first tubular member having at least one end;

    an elastomeric seal surrounding the outside of the end of the first tubular member;

    a second tubular member having at least one end, the end of the second tubular member surrounding the end of the first tubular member and a portion of the elastomeric seal, another portion of the elastomeric seal extending axially beyond the end of the second tubular member; and

    a clamp surrounding the portion of the elastomeric seal that extends beyond the end of the second tubular member, the clamp compressing the seal onto the first tubular member so as to form an interference fit between the seal and the first tubular member sufficient to prevent the first tubular member from being withdrawn axially from the seal, the clamp having means for non-compressibly engaging the second tubular member for preventing the second tubular member from being withdrawn from around the seal.

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