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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 82 ; 285305 ; 285347 ;
Abstract
A tube connecting unit for connecting a tube to an apparatus, comprising a cylindrical adapter having a pair of slits formed on the periphery, a cylindrical connector inserted in a inner bore of the adapter and having an annular groove formed on the periphery so as to accord to the slits of the adapter, a tube inserted in the inner bore of the connector and having a flange portion for preventing the tube from slipping out of the connection, and a clip-like spring fitted in the slits of the adapter and the annular groove of the connector for preventing the connector from slipping out of the adapter.