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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Mercury Plastics Llc, Middlefield, OH (US);
Inventors:
Scott R. Gardner, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Donald Currey, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Russell Clayton, Gladwin, MI (US);
Assignee:
Mercury Plastics LLC, Middlefield, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/02 (2006.01); F16L 57/00 (2006.01); F16L 19/06 (2006.01); F16L 19/025 (2006.01); F16L 19/028 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/005 (2013.01); F16L 19/02 (2013.01); F16L 19/025 (2013.01); F16L 19/0225 (2013.01); F16L 19/0231 (2013.01); F16L 19/0286 (2013.01); F16L 19/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a tube connector assembly connectable to a fitting in an installed position. The tube connector assembly includes a tube with a retainer and nut received about the tube for engaging the retainer. The present invention also includes embodiments of a tube having a retainer and embodiments of a nut having a bend relief portion.