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Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Oetiker Ny, Inc., Lancaster, NY (US);

Inventor:

Robert J. Kern, Williamsville, NY (US);

Assignee:

Oetiker NY, Inc., Lancaster, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/091 (2006.01); F16L 37/084 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/091 (2013.01); F16L 37/0847 (2013.01);
Abstract

A connector for fluid, including a connector body, including a first end, a second end, and a first through-bore, a retainer removably connected to the connector body, the retainer including a ring portion forming a third end, the third end operatively arranged to be secured in the first through-bore, at least one first finger extending from the ring portion, the at least one first finger including a first radially outward extending protrusion and terminating at a fourth end, and at least one second finger extending from the ring portion, the at least one second finger including a second radially outward extending protrusion, and at least one radially inward extending protrusion arranged on at least one of the at least one first finger and the at least one second finger, and a locking band arranged circumferentially around the at least one first finger and the at least one second finger.


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