Patent ID: 6145886
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A pipe connector connection checking assembly comprising: a male connector having a flange; a female connector having a peripheral wall which defines holes therein, the holes being located at a position corresponding to a location of the flange when the male connector is fully inserted within the female connector; and a connection checking member adapted to be mounted to the female connector and having a pair of claws urged inwardly such that the claws are inserted into the holes in the female connector when the connection checking member is mounted to the female connector, the claws when fully engaged with the holes in the female connector preventing the connection checking member from being pulled outward to disengage the female connector, and the flange of the male connector being configured to urge the claws outwardly to disengage the holes so as to permit the connection checking member to be disengaged from the female connector when the male connector is fully inserted into the female connector, the connection checking member having an ear portion for integrally connecting the claws, and a portion having a low strength formed at a portion except the ear portion, so that when the connection checking member is pulled outward in a state in which the male connector is incompletely inserted into the female connector, the portion having a low strength is broken before the claws are disengaged from the holes.