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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary Klinger, Warren, MI (US);
Siegfried Kurt Baier, Reichshof-MA, DE;
Assignee:
ITT Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285319 ; 285914 ; 285179 ; 285 93 ;
Abstract
A quick connector housing element includes an elongated barb design for coupling the female housing to a tubing member. The elongated barb design includes a generally cylindrical sealing surface proximate a terminal end of the female housing. The sealing surface of the elongated barb enhances sealing properties between the female housing and the tubing and provides other advantages especially in connection with the use of multilayer tubing. Further, an O-ring is disposed about the sealing surface to provide a better seal.