AES has been granted a patent for a fitting designed for corrugated tubing, featuring a nut, retainer, and body. The fitting ensures a secure connection by utilizing a sealing surface in the tubing’s valleys and a pointy annular edge that forms a line seal at the tubing’s end. GlobalData’s report on AES gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Fitting for connecting corrugated tubing with sealing mechanism
The granted patent US12049971B2 describes a specialized fitting designed for use with corrugated tubing characterized by a series of peaks and valleys. The fitting comprises a nut with a passage for the tubing, at least one retainer with a sealing surface positioned in a valley of the tubing, and a body featuring a pointy annular sealing edge. This edge is designed to press against the retainer sealing surface when the nut and body are brought together, creating a line seal at the tubing's end. The retainer is symmetrical around a plane perpendicular to the fitting's longitudinal axis, and the mutual angle between two abutting body surfaces is specified to be between 10° and less than 90°. The design ensures that the sealing edge effectively compresses the tubing, forming a seal that is less than 3 mm wide.
Further claims detail specific configurations and angles related to the sealing surfaces. For instance, the tangent through the retainer sealing surface at the body sealing edge is defined to be between 10° and 80°, with narrower ranges of 20° to 70° and 30° to 60° also specified. The fitting is particularly noted for its capability to carry gas, and the retainer can be reversed if damaged. Additionally, the retainer sealing surface is described as concave and curved, enhancing the compression of the tubing. The patent also outlines that the fitting can be part of a tubing system that includes corrugated tubing designed for gas transport, emphasizing its practical application in fluid conveyance systems.
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