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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Takeya Sasa, Ohta-ku, JP;
Takeya Sasa, Ohta-ku, JP;
Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A female coupling member is provided which includes locking members () for securing the female coupling member to a male coupling member () inserted into a receiving portion () thereof. The receiving portion has an inner surface (-) that slidingly engages a forward end outer surface (-) of the male member () when the male member is inserted into the receiving portion () and before it reaches a position where the male and female members are secured to one another by the locking members (). The receiving portion further has a forward end inner surface (-()) that slidingly engages an outer surface (-) of the male member that is more rearward of the forward end outer surface (-) than the engaging portion (-) of the male member when the inward inner surface slidingly engages the forward end outer surface (-) of the male coupling member.