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Connection device with pre-slit seal

  • US 5,961,497 A
  • Filed: 10/29/1997
  • Issued: 10/05/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A connector suitable for mounting to the end of a first conduit and for removably engaging another conduit to establish fluid communication between the first conduit and the other conduit, said connector comprising:

  • a housing defining a passage having first and second open ends and having a longitudinal axis, said first open end constructed for mounting to the end of a conduit, said housing defining a generally frustoconical seating surface located within said housing passage at said second open end and oriented around said longitudinal axis of said passage, said seating surface increasing in diameter in the direction away from said second open end, said frustoconical seating surface and said longitudinal axis of said passage defining an angle open in the direction away from said second open end, said housing further defining a peripheral retaining cavity located in the interior of said housing and between said seating surface and said first open end, said housing peripheral retaining cavity having a diameter greater than the largest diameter of said seating surface; and

    a generally fluid-impervious, resilient seal retained within said housing passage against said seating surface, said seal defining a frustoconical surface generally conforming to, and engaged with, said seating surface, said seal defining a slit through said seal, said slit having first and second ends, said slit first end in fluid communication with said housing passage and said slit second end positioned within said passage second open end.

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