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Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2014
Applicants:

Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;

Inventors:

Lie-Wen Tang, Shenzhen, CN;

Quan Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/407 (2013.01); Y10T 137/87161 (2015.04); Y10T 137/87957 (2015.04); Y10T 137/9029 (2015.04);
Abstract

Joint structure includes a joint plug assembly and a joint outlet assembly. The joint plug assembly includes a plug body, a sealing member, and a flexible member. The plug body defines a receiving channel including a first receiving hole and a second receiving hole communicating with the first receiving hole. A diameter of the second receiving hole is smaller than that of the first receiving hole. The plug body includes a spherical outer surface. The flexible member biases the sealing member to block the second receiving hole. The joint outlet assembly includes an outlet body and a pin. The outlet body defines a latching groove, and the latching groove forms a spherical inner surface. The pin is received in the latching groove and defines at least one groove along a longitudinal direction thereof.


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