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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Nichirin Co., Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Kazutoshi Nakashima, Hyogo, JP;
NICHIRIN CO., LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A connector connectable to a pipe having an annular protrusion on an end portion outer circumference thereof includes a connector main body having, at an end thereof, a pipe insertion hole into which the pipe is inserted; a checker to be pushed in from a temporary stopping position with respect to the connector main body to a completely inserted position with respect to the connector main body; and a retainer disposed inside the connector main body, which is configured to restrict a movement of the checker from the temporary stopping position to the completely inserted position, before the pipe is inserted into the connector main body. The retainer has a retainer lock part in a lower end portion of the retainer. A retainer-locker, which locks the retainer lock part, is provided in a bottom portion on a pipe insertion hole side of the connector main body.