Patent ID: 6089616
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
An indicator device for use with a detachable plug assembly having a tubular insert member and a plug housing, the tubular member having a circumferential ring disposed between an end and an annular flange, the plug housing having a retaining element having at least one edge portion for engaging said insert member when said tubular member is inserted into a cavity of said plug;said indicator device comprising a pair of elongated connecting portions extending in an axial direction between a pair of rings, each of said connecting portions having a bridging strip which folds together in an arc to project in a direction radially outwardly from said rings when said at least one edge portion of said retaining member engages said ring of said tubular member in said locked position, said pair of rings positioned between said flange of said insert member and said plug housing.