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Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2017
Applicant:

Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);

Inventors:

Kyle R. Steele, Windsor, CO (US);

Peter D. Lewis, Loveland, CO (US);

Assignee:

Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 27/08 (2006.01); F16L 47/18 (2006.01); F16L 37/098 (2006.01); F16L 41/00 (2006.01); F16L 41/03 (2006.01); F16L 47/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 27/0845 (2013.01); F16L 37/098 (2013.01); F16L 41/007 (2013.01); F16L 41/03 (2013.01); F16L 47/18 (2013.01); F16L 27/082 (2013.01); F16L 47/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A connector provides a rotating snap connection for connecting tubes, hoses and/or other conduits where the rotatable portion of the connector snap fits with the remaining portion of the connector. A first connector can include a body defining a first internal passage, a connecting end defining a second internal passage, and a connecting mechanism rotatably connecting the connecting end to the body such that the second internal passage of the connecting end is fluidly connected with the first internal passage. A second connector can include a first body, a second body rotatably connected to the first body via a connecting structure, and a connecting structure.


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