Patent ID: 9303800
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: F16L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A torque limiting fluid connector system, comprising: an outer member having an external surface, an internal surface, a front opening dimensioned to receive an inner member within the internal surface, a back opening, and a plurality of outwardly flexible portions extending outwardly radially, each portion extending circumferentially part-way around the inner member and separated by axially extending slits between the external and internal surfaces; the inner member insertable into the internal surface of the outer member and having a front opening, a back opening, an interior threaded surface to receive a threaded fluid line and a plurality of projections extending outwardly axially from an exterior surface of the inner member dimensioned to be received within the axially extending slits when the inner member is received within the outer member; a connector having an end received within the inner member and an opposite end extending out of a back end of the inner member; and a washer mounted onto the end of the connector that is received within the inner member; and wherein rotating the outer member about the inner member until reaching a maximum tightening torque causes the outwardly flexible portions to flex outwardly and slip over the projections preventing the maximum tightening torque from being exceeded.