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Plug-in connection for pipelines and hoses

  • US 5,855,399 A
  • Filed: 06/21/1996
  • Issued: 01/05/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A connection for connecting a generally cylindrical hose to a pipe, the hose having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a bore, the connection comprising:

  • an inner sleeve sized to fit within the bore and to engage the inner surface;

    an outer sleeve sized to be placed about the outer surface of the hose and to engage the outer surface of the hose, the outer sleeve having a radially projecting detent projection that forms a stop surface;

    a pipe socket sized to be placed about the outer sleeve and having a circumferential slot formed in the pipe socket adjacent to the radially-projecting detent projection; and

    a generally U-shaped detent spring having a leg with a straight central portion and an end at an angle to the straight central portion which is connected to a curved portion, the curved portion engaging an outer surface of the pipe socket with the central portion of the leg disposed within the slot and engaging the stop surface of the detent projection and a side of the slot to attach the pipe socket to the outer sleeve and with the end of the leg being positioned outside of the slot and adjacent to the outer surface of the pipe socket, the detent spring is adapted to fit within a groove on the outer surface of the pipe socket, wherein the groove has guide ridges laterally displaced along the length of the surface of the pipe socket from the opening and serving as a stop for the end of the spring.

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