Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque limiting fluid connector system
- Patent Title (中): 扭矩限制流体连接器系统
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Application No.: US13159377Application Date: 2011-06-13
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Publication No.: US09303800B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Robert Collin , Dale Carruthers , Patrick McGrath
- Applicant: Robert Collin , Dale Carruthers , Patrick McGrath
- Applicant Address: US CA San Juan Capistrano
- Assignee: Fluidmaster, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Fluidmaster, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Juan Capistrano
- Agency: Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
- Main IPC: F16L19/02
- IPC: F16L19/02 ; F16L33/207

Abstract:
A torque limiting fluid connector system which can be hand screwed to a maximum tightening torque and be hand loosened, including: an outer member having a front opening, a back opening, and a plurality of outwardly flexible portions separated by axially extending slots; an inner member having a front opening, a back opening, an interior threaded surface and a plurality of outwardly extending projections dimensioned to be received within the axially extending slots when the inner member is received within the outer member; a connector having one end received within the inner member and an opposite end extending out of the back end of the inner member; and a washer mounted onto the end of the connector that is received within the inner member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120117784A1 Torque Limiting Fluid Connector System Public/Granted day:2012-05-17
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