Patent ID: 6390512
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: F16L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A retainer clip for holding a gasket between the ends of two coupling components in a face seal fitting, comprising:a first resilient annular member having first and second circumferential ends and a gap between said ends, the first resilient annular member being sized to retain the gasket: a second resilient annular member having first and second circumferential ends and a discontinuity between said ends, the second resilient annular member being sized to fix itself by its resilience to one of the coupling components; and a bridge connecting the first and second resilient annular members to one another and maintaining the first and second resilient annular members coaxial with one another, said bridge having an axially extending strengthening rib and a circumferential extent, with respect to the first and second resilient annular members, of less than 90Â°.