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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2022
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Vivek Subbayya, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andrew Pires, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mohamed Ibrahim, San Jose, CA (US);
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Coupling devices () useful for fluidly connecting components of products, such as vehicle coolant components, are described. The coupling device may be press-fit onto male barb interfaces and thereby create a robust and durable liquid-tight seal, and may allow for autonomous factory installation. The coupling device may include an internal material (), an external material (), flared ends () connected by a cylindrical intermediary portion () and a hollow interior portion (), wherein a hardness of the internal material is less than a hardness of the external material.