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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philippe Blivet, Rennes, FR;
Assignee:
Legris SA, Rennes, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/700 ;
Abstract
The device comprises a tubular insert ( ) possessing external means ( ) for fixing it in a bore ( ) of the rigid element ( ) and internal means for axially locking the tube inside the insert ( ). The axial locking means comprise a sleeve ( ) disposed inside the tubular insert ( ) and possessing a broad end arranged to bear against an internal abutment member ( ) of the tubular insert ( ) and a narrow end that is elastically deformable in a radial direction between a small rest configuration where it forms an abutment for a shoulder ( ) of the tube ( ) and an enlarged elastically deformed configuration allowing the shoulder of the tube to pass through while it is being inserted.