Patents Represented by Attorney Gerard E. Hespos
  • Patent number: 5094481
    Abstract: A connector used in connecting a resin tube and a metallic pipe of comparatively small diameter comprises a connector body and a plurality of elastic pawl members. The connector body is formed with a large-diameter chamber. The peripheral wall of the chamber has a plurality of lock holes distributed in the circumferential direction thereof. Each elastic pawl member is assembled such that its rear end portion is passed through a corresponding one of the lock holes, bent and secured in place, and its front end portion resiliently retains and secures an expanded portion of the pipe inserted in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kazunori Takikawa, Katsushi Washizu