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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Oetiker Ny, Inc., Lancaster, NY (US);
Inventors:
James Anthony Kujawski, Attica, NY (US);
Bradley Chester Fremont, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Assignee:
Oatiker NY, Inc., Lancaster, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/02 (2006.01); F16L 13/14 (2006.01); F16L 41/03 (2006.01); F16L 13/007 (2006.01); F16L 37/088 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/02 (2013.01); F16L 13/007 (2013.01); F16L 13/14 (2013.01); F16L 41/03 (2013.01); F16L 37/088 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49835 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49872 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a quick connector with a lock connection. The quick connector includes a quick connector body and a mating component including an external spacing recess. The component includes a step bore extending from a first end. A seal member is mounted on the step surface for sealing connection to a tubular component inserted through the quick connector body into the bore end component. Material is displaced from the component into the body or from the body into the component to mechanically lock and fluidically seal the body in the first component.