Patent ID: 6715798
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A one-piece, flanged, fluid-flow connector for connecting tube, pipe, hose or the like to a port face, said connector comprising:a) a base having a generally flat port face mounting surface on one end, and a connection piece fixed to and extending from the other end of said base, b) at least four mounting tabs fixed to and extending outwardly from said base, each of said tabs having an aperture extending therethrough, c) a central, elongate, cylindrical channel extending lengthwise through said connector from a port on said mounting surface to a port on said connection piece, wherein said base has a reinforcement portion, said connection piece being contiguously formed with and extending from said reinforcement portion, wherein said reinforcement portion comprises a generally conical extension intermediate said tabs and said connection piece, wherein said conical extension transitions continuously from a lesser thickness adjacent one of said tabs to a greater thickness adjacent to said connection piece.