Patent ID: 6575500
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A connector comprising a fitting (3) and a connecting part (7) for connecting said fitting (3) to a pipe (10), wherein:said connecting part (7) has a first end (7a) that is connectable to the pipe, a second end (7b) that is connected to said fitting and a radially outwardly projecting flange (12); said fitting has a receiving part (4) via which said fitting is connected to said connecting part; said receiving part is provided with an opening (5); said connector further comprises a radially expandable retaining ring (8) inserted into said opening, said retaining ring having an interior surface provided with a circumferentially extending groove (23) into which said flange is snapped to form an essentially non-releasable plug-in connection between said second end of said connecting part and said receiving part of said fitting; and the second end (7b) of the connecting part (7) is of essentially the same design as the first end (7a).