Patent ID: 9605782
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61M,F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A kit for assembling a pair of sanitary fittings each having a first end and a second end, the second ends each having a flanged portion, the kit comprising: a first member having an annular sidewall, a first end defining a first discontinuous ring, an opposing second end defining a second discontinuous ring, and a through center aperture defined by the annular sidewall sized to receive the flanged portions of the sanitary fittings; and a second member having an annular sidewall that is generally concentric with the annular sidewall of the first member and a through center aperture defined by the annular sidewall of the second member, wherein the first end of the first member has a flange extending radially inwardly and defining a circumferential channel adapted to engage the flanged portions of the sanitary fittings, and the second member is adapted to surround at least a majority of the first member, reduce an unassembled diameter of each of the first and second discontinuous rings, and form a 360° compression around the flange portions, wherein the first member has an outer threaded surface, the second member has an inner threaded surface adapted to mate with the outer threaded surface of the first member when assembled, and at least one of the plurality of first axial grooves extends into the outer threaded surface of the first member.