Patent ID: 10107432

Abstract:
Provided is a connecting arrangement (2) for connecting a tube member to an article (8) that prevents the connector from being re-used once it has been disconnected so that the user may be prevented from disconnecting and reconnecting the tube member once again. A lock member (12) for engaging an engagement portion (72, 94) of the tube member (6, 86) is positioned inside the inner circumferential surface of the connector main body (10) so as not to be accessible from outside. The connector main body is provided with a frangible part (62, 78) that is destroyed when a force exceeding a prescribed level is applied to the connector main body. Once the connector main body is destroyed at the frangible part, the lock member is exposed to the outside so that the engagement portion can be disengaged. In order to disconnect the tube member, the connector main body is required to be destroyed so that the connector cannot be re-used once it has been disconnected.