Patent ID: 9494268
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: F16L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for connecting a pipe having a downstream end to a faucet body, said apparatus comprising: a faucet body having a bore configured to receive a downstream end of a pipe such that an upstream end of the pipe extends outwardly of said faucet body, said bore defining an axis; a stop disposed at an end of said bore for limiting insertion of said downstream end of said pipe within said bore; a seal extending around said pipe and being movable between an uncompressed shape wherein said seal is not sealed against said pipe and a compressed shape; an activator moveable in a radially inward direction relative to said axis to move said seal from said uncompressed shape to said compressed shape so that said seal comes into sealing contact with said pipe to minimize leakage from said pipe; and a cartridge disposed in said bore, said cartridge having an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface spaced radially inward and radially opposite of said outer peripheral surface and defined by at least one interior diameter, and wherein said inner peripheral surface of said cartridge directly holds said seal against an outer surface of said pipe.