Patent ID: 9528643
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A01C,A01G,F16L

Claim Text:
1. A connector for connecting a tubular structure to a structural member having first and second generally flat opposite sides and a port therebetween, the tubular structure including a terminal end, comprising; a tubular head defining a passage extending along an axis, the tubular head connectable to the terminal end of the tubular structure; a tubular neck depending from the tubular head and having a passage in communication with the passage of the tubular head and extending along the axis, the tubular neck: a resilient flange extending from a second portion of the tubular neck, the flange having a generally arcuate configuration and a terminal edge engageable with a first side of the structural member; and a locking barb projecting from the outer surface along the first portion of the tubular neck at a location between the edge and the resilient flange and being engageable with the second side of the structural member, the locking barb discouraging removal of the first portion of the tubular neck from the structural member through the port; wherein the resiliency of the flange urges the locking barb against the second side of the structural member and urges the terminal edge of the flange against the first side of the structural member with the first portion of the tubular neck received in the structural member to form a sealable interface between the tubular structure and the structural member; wherein the locking barb includes a projection surface extending from the terminal end of the tubular neck and diverging from the inner surface of the tubular neck.