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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;
Inventor:
Iain Jones, Loughborough, GB;
Assignee:
Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04082 (2016.01); F16L 37/04 (2006.01); F16L 21/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04208 (2013.01); F16L 37/04 (2013.01); H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); F16L 21/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector system () for coupling one fluid conduit to another fluid conduit comprises a first connector element () having a mating surface extending around an insertion axis of the connector element. The mating surface incorporates first and second resilient peripheral seals () extending around the mating surface, the first and second peripheral seals () having different diameters and being separated along the insertion axis. The first connector element () bearing the peripheral seals () can be the female connector (), such as shown, or can be the male connector ().