Sealing compression ferrule for plumbing connection fitting
CA 2492680 A1 · Owner: Glover, Donald S. · Inventors: Allstead, Bradley E.; Learmont, Robert O.; Glover, Donald S.
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A compression connector for sealingly connecting a fluid line(12) to a plumbing fitting (14), valve or connector. The connector assembly sealingly retains the tubing within the device to direct flow therethrough The plumbing fitting includes a seat (26) for matingly receiving the tubing in fluid communication with the interior passageways of the fitting. With the tubing seated in the fitting, a compression ferrule (46) and a compression nut (30) are coaxially mounted to the tubing. The compression ferrule includes wedgelike edges at both the leading and trailing ends thereof. The compression nut has an angled shoulder (44) configured to engage the trailing edge of the ferrule. As …
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- Filed April 11, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 11, 2023.
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