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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
John Guest International Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Timothy Steven Guest, Middlesex, GB;
John Guest International Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Abstract
A connector comprising a body () having a throughway () which is open at one end (). A shoulder () in the throughway faces the open end and supports an O-ring (). A collet () in the open end of the throughway has a plurality of legs () extending away from the open end, each engaging with the body and having an inwardly facing tooth to grip, in use, a tube in the throughway. The body has a plurality of fingers () extending to the open end. The connector further comprises a cap () fitting over the open end of the body and extending from the open end towards the opposite end. The cap has a plurality of recesses () in a wall at the open end into each of which a finger is retained by a snap fit.