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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:
Feb. 16, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1992
Francis G Frano, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Nelson D McIlveen, Oak Forest, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An end connector for attachment to a tubing end including a housing having a first aperture therethrough with a predetermined internal periphery and a plug member having a predetermined external periphery for cooperative engagement with the end of the tubing and the internal periphery of the first aperture of the housing, the plug member releasably retaining a portion of the end of the tubing between the external periphery of the plug member and the internal periphery of the first aperture of the housing to prevent removal of the tubing from the housing when the tubing is subjected to tension in a desired direction.