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Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Inventor:

Cong Cao, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/1225 (2013.01); F16L 2201/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a female connector for receiving and being secured with a male connector. The female connector comprises a housing and an indicating slider. The housing defines therein a channel extending in an axial direction and is provided with an opening extending in the axial direction. The indicating slider is slidably connected to the housing and configured to be slidable in the axial direction. The indicating slider extends from the opening into the channel of the housing, and is configured to be capable of sliding under the push of a retaining flange of the male connector when the female connector receives the male connector through the channel, and to reach an indicating position when the male connector is secured in place in the female connector.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Cao, Cong. (2025). Female connector and connector assembly comprising same (U.S. Patent No. 12241576). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12241576

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