WO2002084158A2 - Raccord a tuyau - Google Patents

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WO2002084158A2
WO2002084158A2 PCT/US2002/011176 US0211176W WO02084158A2 WO 2002084158 A2 WO2002084158 A2 WO 2002084158A2 US 0211176 W US0211176 W US 0211176W WO 02084158 A2 WO02084158 A2 WO 02084158A2
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hose
threaded
fitting member
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collar
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Daniel C. Evans
N. John Leuck
Douglas C. Lewis
Daniel J. Lyman
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Quarterlock, Inc.
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Priority to US10/683,140 priority patent/US20040245776A1/en
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Priority to US11/158,114 priority patent/US7367594B2/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L15/00—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints
    • F16L15/006—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints with straight threads
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L15/00—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints
    • F16L15/006—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints with straight threads
    • F16L15/007—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints with straight threads with more than one threaded section
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L33/00—Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members; Rigid hose connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses
    • F16L33/22—Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members; Rigid hose connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses with means not mentioned in the preceding groups for gripping the hose between inner and outer parts
    • F16L33/223—Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members; Rigid hose connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses with means not mentioned in the preceding groups for gripping the hose between inner and outer parts the sealing surfaces being pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on or into one of the joint parts

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  • the invention involves conduit coupling devices.
  • the invention relates to conduit coupling devices that securely connect an end of a hose to a fluid conduit member to create a sealed conduit connection.
  • Hose coupling devices may be used for many purposes. For example, coupling devices may be used to connect two hoses of the same or different sizes, or coupling devices may be used to connect a hose to a fixture such as a tank or a vessel. Coupling devices also may be used to split one conduit into two or more channels, or to redirect the conduit in a new direction, for example, around a corner. Furthermore, coupling devices may be used to connect a hose to a valve or a nozzle, or to connect plural hoses to a multi-port manifold.
  • Couplers Many types of coupling devices, or couplers, have been used in the past.
  • coupling devices are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 1,288,148, issued December 17, 1918; U.S. Patent No. 2,853,320, issued September 23, 1958; U.S. Patent No. 4,437,689, issued March 20, 1984; and U.S. Patent No. 4,951,976, issued August 28, 1990, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • couplers are designed for, and function best with, specific types of hoses/tubing.
  • these couplers may be designed for use with tubing that has a metal sheath, with tubing that is multi- layered, or with tubing that can be easily cut by the coupler.
  • many of these couplers use a single-threaded engagement mechanism that is cumbersome to implement.
  • Single-threaded engagement mechanisms operate through rotational engagement between a single helical thread and groove on each of two coupler components.
  • one or both components of the coupler generally must be rotated through many revolutions. These revolutions may require patience and may be an ineffective approach for rapidly coupling (and uncoupling) many hoses in a short time period.
  • the single thread of one component and the complementary groove of the other need to be precisely aligned before being rotationally engaged. Accordingly, only one rotational alignment of the coupler components allows the coupler to be effectively engaged. Under time pressure, this alignment may not be achieved properly, resulting in ineffective coupling, and potentially, a damaged or ruined thread.
  • many of these prior art couplers do not grip a hose effectively enough to handle a high side-load pressure without leaking. Therefore, new conduit coupling devices are needed that quickly and effectively secure hoses to the devices.
  • the invention provides hose coupling devices that securely connect an end of a hose to a fitting member to create a sealed conduit connection, using a retention mechanism operated by multi-threaded engagement of the fitting member with a collar member.
  • the multi-threaded engagement also may operate a hose advancement mechanism.
  • the advancement mechanism axially advances a hose during multi-threaded engagement so that the hose may be more effectively gripped by the retention mechanism.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded view of a hose coupling device, showing a fitting member and a collar member, in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the collar member of Figure 1, in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a fragmentary, enlarged view of selected portions of the view of Figure 2, in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of an alternative embodiment of a collar member, in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is fragmentary sectional view of selected portions of the hose coupling device of Figure 1 in association with a hose, showing the hose coupling device readied to secure the hose to the device, in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • Figure 6 is a view of the hose coupling device and hose of Figure 5, showing the hose coupling device fully engaged and securing the hose to the device after hose advancement, in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • Figure 7 is a view of an alternative embodiment of a fitting member, in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • Figure 8 is a view of another alternative embodiment of a fitting member, in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • Figure 9 is a view of yet another embodiment of a fitting member, in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • Figure 10 is a view of a fitting member-manifold, in accordance with aspects of the invention. Detailed Description
  • the invention provides hose coupling devices that securely connect an end of a hose to a fitting member using a retention mechanism driven by multi-threaded engagement of the fitting member with a collar member.
  • Multi-threaded engagement operates through plural threads on the fitting member and/or the collar member. These plural threads may allow each of the plural threads to advance at a greater pitch, thus producing a greater linear (axial) advancement of the collar member toward the fitting member per turn of the collar member.
  • the fitting and collar members may operate/activate the retention mechanism to secure and sealingly retain a hose to the coupling device with less than a full turn of the collar member.
  • the plural threads may allow the collar member to initiate engagement at a corresponding plural rotational positions around the perimeter of the fitting member, making engagement faster and easier still.
  • the retention mechanism may use the fitting and collar members to grip an end of a hose between a first retaining portion, such as a tube portion, on the fitting member and a second retaining portion on the collar member.
  • the tube portion may insert into the hose end to contact an interior surface of the hose end.
  • the second retaining portion may at least substantially encircle the hose end, causing the second retaining portion to advance and surround the tube portion so that the second retaining portion and tube portion opposingly grip and thus retain the hose end to form a sealed conduit connection.
  • the multi-threaded engagement mechanism also may be coupled to or drive a hose advancement mechanism.
  • the advancement mechanism axially advances and generally compresses a hose during multi-threaded engagement so that the hose may be more effectively gripped by the retention mechanism.
  • the second retaining portion may include a hose-advancing structure that pulls the hose onto the tube portion as the collar advances onto the fitting member during engagement.
  • the hose-advancing structure may be a ridged or a threaded region, such as a multi-threaded region. When threaded, the hose-advancing region may have a pitch that is less than, or opposite in polarity to, the pitch of an engaging portion of the collar member.
  • engagement of the fitting member with the collar member may advance the hose less than, the same amount as, or more than the axial (linear) distance advanced by the collar member onto the fitting member.
  • Engagement-coupled hose advancement may be used to produce a more secure and leak-resistant seal between the hose and coupling device. Therefore, the invention may provide a hose coupling device that more effectively secures and seals a hose to the coupling device at a greater speed and with less effort.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a hose coupling device 10, constructed in accordance with aspects of the invention.
  • Coupling device 10 may include at least two components, a fitting member 12 and a collar member 14.
  • the fitting and collar members are depicted in a separated but axially aligned configuration, with selected portions of the interior structure of the fitting and collar members shown in dotted outline.
  • the fitting and collar members 12, 14 may cooperate to provide at least three mechanisms, as described below.
  • a multi-threaded engagement mechanism 16 engages fitting member 12 with collar member 14.
  • Multi-threaded engagement mechanism 16 may be provided by rotationally engaging structures, such as male engaging portion 18 on an external side of fitting member 12 and a complementary female engaging portion 20 on an internal side of collar member 14.
  • male engaging portion may be provided by collar member 14, and female engaging portion may be provided by fitting member 12.
  • one or both of these engaging portions are multi-threaded portions, for example, each having four threads 22, 24 in coupling device 10.
  • Engagement mechanism 16 generally comprises any rotationally implemented mechanism that operates through a multi-threaded portion on either fitting member 12, collar member 14, or both members.
  • Coupling device 10 includes a multi-threaded portion on each member, with the two multi-threaded portions being complementary to each other.
  • only a first of these two members may have a multi-threaded portion whereas the second may have only a partially complementary structure, such as a short axial segment or other fractional region of a multi-threaded portion.
  • the second member may have a set of radially disposed protrusions that are received and guided by a correspondingly disposed set of helical grooves provided by the threaded portion of the first member. In such a case, the set of protrusions behave as short threads.
  • Multi-threaded portions generally comprise any threaded structure that has two or more cooperatively acting threads following distinct helical/spiral paths, at the same axial position(s).
  • Cooperatively acting means that the threads can be simultaneously engaged by a complementary threaded portion.
  • a thread generally includes any ridge(s) on a male of female structure that follows a helical path around a helical axis, termed a thread axis.
  • the ridge may be a single continuous ridge or a set of two or more axially spaced ridges that follow different portions of a common helical path.
  • the two or more threads of a multi-threaded portion may be radially disposed at a given axial position, in a symmetrical or asymmetrical fashion, and generally share a common thread axis or helical axis.
  • Axial position refers throughout to position along an axis parallel to the thread axis or helical axis of a threaded or engaging portion.
  • the multi-threaded portion may include two, three, four, up to eight, ten, or more threads, and generally includes a corresponding number of channels or grooves extending adjacent to the threads. Each of the plural ridges and each of the plural grooves may be similar or dissimilar in size and/or shape.
  • the plural ridges generally extend in a side-by-side relationship and are nonintersecting.
  • the multi-threaded portion may have a set of threads that are standard threads or reverse threads.
  • Standard and reverse threads differ in helical handedness and have helical angles with opposite polarity (see below).
  • Standard threads have a pattern that follows a right-handed helical path, whereas reverse threads have a pattern that follows a left- handed helical path.
  • Each thread has a pitch.
  • the pitch is defined as the linear/axial travel, parallel to the thread axis, resulting from a complete revolution around the thread's axis, following the thread's path.
  • Pitch (P) is related both to the radius (r) of the helical path, and to the helical angle ( ⁇ ) of a thread, which is defined as the angle formed by intersection of the thread with a plane perpendicular to the thread axis.
  • the pitch of a thread may be calculated by the formula:
  • P r tan( ⁇ ) Accordingly, increasing the helical angle of a thread, without changing its radius, will increase the pitch. Pitch is independent of the number of threads in a threaded portion, although a greater number of threads may allow the threads to have a greater helical angle and thus a greater pitch without sacrificing the ability to engage effectively. Accordingly, multi-threaded portions may be used to minimize the number of rotations necessary to achieve a desired axial movement and or to achieve the same helical pitch with finer threads. The finer threads may engage/grip more effectively than coarser threads. Multi-threaded portions of the fitting member or collar member may have larger helical angles than single-threaded portions, with angles greater than about 10°, 15°, or 20°.
  • Gripping or retention mechanism 26 sealingly associates hose with, and secures the hose to, coupling device 10 in a leak-resistant manner, in response to implementation of engagement mechanism 16.
  • Retention mechanism 26 may be formed by two retaining portions 28, 30.
  • Retaining portion 28 of the fitting member may be an insertion member, for example, tube portion 29 of fitting member 12, that facilitates retention by contact with an interior region of an end of a hose.
  • tube portion 29 may have a beveled end region 32 and an angled, stepped exterior 34. End region 32 and stepped exterior 34 may facilitate pushing the end of a hose onto the tube portion, but may resist removal of the hose through the action of asymmetrical ridges 36.
  • retaining portion 30 of collar member 14 may be dimensioned to generally encircle and contact an exterior segment of the hose end. Accordingly, retaining portion 30 may be positioned, by the action of engagement mechanism 16, to generally surround tube portion 29 so that the hose end is opposingly gripped by the fitting member and collar member retaining portions, 28 and 30, respectively.
  • Advancement mechanism 38 may be engagement driven, that is, activated by implementation of the engagement mechanism and may operate before and/or during operation of retention mechanism 26. Advancement mechanism 38 may use a hose-advancing structure 40 on retaining portion 30 to limit slippage of a hose relative to the retaining portion, as described more fully below.
  • FIG. 1 shows additional aspects of fitting member 12.
  • Internal channel 44 extends through fitting member 12, to provide fluidic communication between a coupled hose and any desired structure, such as a fixture, receptacle, conduit, etc., included in, or attached to the fitting member.
  • any desired structure such as a fixture, receptacle, conduit, etc.
  • coupling device 10 such a desired structure may be attached to the fitting member using connecting portion 46.
  • connecting portion 46 is a single-threaded structure.
  • connecting portion 46 may have any suitable single-, multi-, or non-threaded structure, and may perform any desired function.
  • Fitting member 12 also may include a gripping structure 48, adapted either for gripping with a tool, such as a wrench or pliers, or for gripping with the hand of a user.
  • gripping structure 48 has a hexagonal profile (not shown).
  • FIG 1 also shows additional aspects of collar member 14.
  • Collar member has an axial channel 50, which may be formed by adjoining or adjacent female engaging portion 20 and retaining portion 30. Axial channel 50 may receive male engaging portion 18 and tube portion 29.
  • Collar member 14 also may have a gripping region, such as hexagonal region 52, to assist in rotationally engaging the collar member with fitting member 12, as described above for gripping structure 48 of the fitting member.
  • Figure 2 shows interior aspects of collar member 14.
  • Proximal end region 54 of the collar member may include an alignment structure 56 that facilitates proper threading of engagement mechanism 16.
  • alignment structure 56 is an annular recess that guides male engaging portion 18 into proper abutment and axial alignment with female engaging portion 20 prior to engagement (see Figure 5).
  • Distal end region 58 also may include a structure that facilitates coupling, widened section 60.
  • Widened section 60 may act to receive and guide a hose end into axial channel 50.
  • Widened section 60 may be formed, for example, by rounding or beveling the inner perimeter of distal end region 58.
  • FIG. 2 shows female engaging portion 20 in more detail.
  • female engaging portion has a set of four threads 24, extending along four distinct, axially displaced, helical paths.
  • Female engaging portion 20 is complementary to male engaging portion 18 of fitting member 12, with threads 22, 24 extending with the same helical handedness.
  • Figure 2 shows a back segment of female engaging portion 20
  • Figure 1 shows a front segment of male engaging portion 18, so the threads may appear to have distinct helical handedness, potentially confusing a viewer.
  • Retaining portion 30 may be disposed adjacent female engaging portion 20 in collar member 14. Retaining portion 30 also may have a multi-threaded structure, shown as threaded region 62 with a plurality of hose-advancing threads 64, in this case eight, to form hose-advancing structure 40 (and advancement mechanism 38). Alternatively, threaded region 62 may be single-threaded, or may not be threaded at all.
  • hose-advancing structure 40 may include one or more hose-advancing ridges that are generally circular, not helical, for example, as in tube portion 29. In general, hose-advancing threads/ridges may have an asymmetrical profile to restrict hose movement/slippage toward distal end region 58, but may allow hose movement toward proximal end region 54.
  • Figure 3 shows the asymmetrical profile of hose-advancing threads 64 in more detail.
  • These threads with asymmetrical profiles referred to as buttress threads, have flanks 66, 68 that slope at unequal angles relative to perpendicular the thread axis, with flanks facing toward engaging portion 20 having a smaller angle than those facing away.
  • retaining flank 66 has a small thread profile, being almost perpendicular to the long axis of collar member 14.
  • permissive flank 68 has a substantially larger thread profile, forming a larger angle relative to pe ⁇ endicular. Accordingly, retaining flank may restrict uncoupling movement of a hose toward distal end region 58.
  • permissive flank 68 may allow collar member 14 to slide onto a hose, for example, prior to coupling.
  • Thread profile angles for retaining flanks 66 may be about 0° to 25°, 2° to 15°, or 4° to 10°, whereas thread profile angles for permissive flanks 68 may be about 35° to 70°, 40° to 65°, or 45° to 60°.
  • threads/ridges 64 may have a generally symmetrical profile that may restrict or prevent hose movement relatively equally in either axial direction relative to engaging portion 20.
  • Female engaging portion 20 and retaining portion 30 may have any suitable pitch relative to each other.
  • Figure 2 shows engaging portion 20 with a greater pitch than retaining portion 30. This greater pitch causes the distance of linear (axial) travel of collar member 14 onto fitting member 12, during engagement, to be greater than the distance traveled by collar member 14 relative to a hose. The difference in these distances may correspond to the distance with which the hose is pulled toward the fitting member, and generally onto tube portion 29, during engagement.
  • Figure 4 shows an alternative embodiment of collar member 14. In collar member 140, hose-advancing threads 64 travel with a distinct helical handedness relative to engaging portion 20, and thus have a pitch of opposite polarity.
  • the distance of axial travel of collar member 140 during engagement should be less than the distance of axial travel of a hose (each relative to the fitting member).
  • retaining portion 30 may have a pitch that is equal to that of the engaging portion, to achieve no travel of the hose, or a fractional pitch that is about 0.1 to 0.95 times the pitch of the engaging portion to achieve a fractional axial travel of 0.9 to 0.05, respectively, for the hose relative to the collar member.
  • the fractional pitch may be about one-half, two-thirds, three-fourths, four-fifths, and nine-tenths, to give respective travel ratios (collar membe ⁇ hose) of 2:1, 4:1, 5:1, and 10:1.
  • the same distance of travel of the collar member and hose (ratio of 1 : 1) may be achieved with nonhelical ridges in the retaining portion, as described above.
  • FIGs 5 and 6 show hose coupling device 10 being used to secure a hose 70 to the device.
  • hose 70 has been inserted through collar member 14 and pushed most of the way onto tube portion 29.
  • hose 70 may be pushed a smaller or greater fraction of the way onto tube portion 29, including completely onto the tube portion, at this point prior to engagement.
  • Collar member 14 has been brought into abutment with fitting member 12, so that alignment structure 56 acts to axially align the fitting and collar members. To achieve this abutment, collar member 14 may be advanced along hose 70, toward fitting member 12, by rotating the collar member.
  • engagement mechanism 16 has been fully implemented. Collar member 14 has been rotated and thus advanced until proximal end portion 54 contacts a shoulder 72 of fitting member 12.
  • Hose 70 has advanced farther onto tube portion 29 and has been compressed axially. Axial compression may be more pronounced if hose 70 is pushed fully onto tube portion 29 prior to engagement, so that a distal portion of the hose advances more than a proximal portion closest engaging portion 18. In either case, more distal portions of hose 70 advance relative to fitting member 12.
  • retaining portion 30 has been advanced to surround tube portion 29, so that the end of hose 70 is opposingly gripped by tube portion 29 and retaining portion 30. As shown, hose-advancement threads 64 may bite into or deform hose 70 to facilitate advancement and retention.
  • hose coupling device 10 A specific embodiment of hose coupling device 10 is described below as an example. This example is included for illustration and is not intended to limit or define the scope of the invention.
  • the specific embodiment is molded from a hard plastic, polysulfone.
  • the hose coupling device may be constructed of any other suitable plastic, metal, and/or elastomer, among others.
  • the specific embodiment described below is dimensioned to accept a hose made of cross-linked polyethylene, having an internal diameter of 0.50 inches and a hose wall thickness of 0.0625 inches.
  • fitting member 12 has the following dimensions.
  • Tube portion 29 is 0.5120 inches in length.
  • Internal channel 44 within the tube portion has a diameter of 0.370 inches, and the outer diameter of the distal tip of the beveled end portion is 0.4340 inches, with a radius of 0.0200 inches at the outer distal perimeter.
  • Ridges 36 have a diameter of 0.5210 inches and are spaced by 0.0830 inches from each other and by 0.1250 inches from male engaging portion 18 (for the more proximal of the two ridges).
  • Root/groove 74 adjacent the more distal of the two ridges 36 has a diameter of 0.495 inches.
  • Shank portion 76 has a diameter of 0.50 inches.
  • Male engaging portion 18 has a length of 0.4850 inches and has a pitch of 0.625 inches (linear advancement per revolution), with the four threads positioned in a radially symmetrical arrangement, equidistant from the thread (helical) axis.
  • Each thread crest 78 has a width of 0.0447 inches and each thread root 80 (flattened portion at the base of the groove) has a width of 0.0290 inches.
  • threads 22 have flattened crests to minimize damage to the threads.
  • the crests may form sha ⁇ ridges.
  • Collar member 14 has the following dimensions in this specific embodiment.
  • the axial length of collar member 14 is 0.8250 inches.
  • Hexagonal region 52 has a width of 0.9375 inches for spacing between parallel pairs of surfaces 82 and an axial length of 0.5000 inches.
  • Female engaging portion 20 has a length of 0.490 inches and alignment structure 56 has a depth of 0.0400 inches (measured along the long axis of the collar member). Alignment structure 56 and engaging portion 20 both have a diameter and maximum diameter, respectively, of 0J880 inches.
  • Grooves 84 of engaging portion 20 (see Figure 2) have a width of 0.056 inches and are 0.015 to 0.020 inches oversized relative to male engaging portion 18 of fitting member 12.
  • Grooves 84 taper by 0.585° or 0.005 inches (decreased diameter) from proximal end region 54 to distal end region 58, adjacent retaining portion 30.
  • Retaining portion 30 has an axial length of 0.2519 inches, and a minimum diameter of 0.632 inches (measured from thread to thread 64 across the thread axis). Threads 64 have a radius of 0.0050 inches at the peak of the threads (see Figure 4).
  • Adjacent grooves 86 have a width along a flattened central portion of 0.0043 inches, and radii of 0.0050 inches flanking the central portion.
  • Retaining flanks 66 extends at an angle of about 6° and permitting flanks at an angle of about 50°, each measured relative to orthogonal the thread axis/long axis.
  • the pitch of retaining portion 30 is 0.50 inches, and the eight threads 64 are spaced in a radially symmetrical fashion, equidistant from the thread axis.
  • the relative pitches of fitting member and collar member engaging portions, 18, 20, are 0.625 inches and 0.50 inches, respectively, with a difference of 0.125 inches. Therefore, these pitches define a 5:1 ratio (0.625:0.125) of collar member to hose travel relative (each relative to the fitting member).
  • FIGs 7-10 show alternative embodiments of fitting member 12.
  • fitting member 112 includes two engaging portions 18 and two tube portions 29. Accordingly, fitting member 112 may act as a linear connector between two hoses.
  • fitting member 212 acts as a T-connector, having two engaging portions and a connecting portion 90. In other embodiments, fitting member 212 may have any angular relationships between each of the engaging/connecting portions, and may have any suitable number of such connecting portions.
  • fitting member 312, referred to as any elbow fitting is similar to fitting member 12, but forms an angled junction between two conduits or fixtures.
  • fitting member 412 is, or is included in, a fitting member-manifold that may independently regulate output to plural conduits from a single input.

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L'invention concerne des raccords à tuyau qui fixent solidement une extrémité d'un tuyau à un élément de raccord au moyen d'un mécanisme de rétention mis en oeuvre par un verrouillage par filetage multiple de l'élément de raccord avec un élément à collet. Ce verrouillage par filetage multiple peut également être effectué par un mécanisme d'avancement du tuyau. Le mécanisme d'avancement avance axialement le tuyau pendant le processus de verrouillage de sorte que le tuyau puisse être accroché plus efficacement par le mécanisme de rétention.
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