Patent ID: 6467820
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
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) a plurality of 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.