Patent ID: 6510876
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: F01P,F28F

Abstract:
An adapter for connecting different sized conduits to an outlet or an inlet of a radiator for an automotive vehicle, each conduit having an open end configured differently than the open ends of the other conduits, said adapter includinga body member having a cavity therein, a connection member having a first end extending from the body member to be attached to a coupling member and a second end in communication with the cavity, said connection member having a passageway extending from the first end to the second end, with said first end being normally closed but opening upon the connection member being attached to the coupling member to allow fluid to flow through the passageway into the cavity, and a plurality of tubular insert members that are individually and independently coupled to one sized conduit, each insert member having a first end sized to fit snug within the cavity and a second opposed end sized to fit within an open end of one of the conduits, the size of the said first ends of each insert member being substantially identical and the size of the second ends of each insert member being substantially different and configured to fit within only one open end of one of the conduits.