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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Randall Dennis Bousfield, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/22 (2006.01); F16L 33/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/227 (2013.01); F16L 33/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tube connector having a body and a coupler is provided. The body defines a fluid flow path therethrough. The coupler has an annular body including an outer wall and an inner surface. An end of the outer wall is mounted on the body at one end of the flow path. The inner surface is supported by the outer wall and defines a central opening for receiving an end portion of a tube. The coupler includes a barb protruding radially inward from the inner surface to engage the end portion of the tube to secure the tube to the coupler. The coupler includes a protrusion extending radially outward from the outer wall.