Abstract: A garden hose fitting comprising an axially elongated cylindrical body having a first axial end, a second axial end, one of (1) an externally threaded male hose connector, and (2) an internally threaded female hose connector adjacent the first axial end, and interior annular hose-grip ridges adjacent the second end, an annular shoulder projecting radially inwardly of the body intermediate its ends, and an axially elongated support sleeve having an annular collar tightly fitted onto said annular shoulder, extending axially toward the second body end, and spaced radially inwardly of the body to form a cylindrical, hose-receiving and retaining cavity between the ridges and the sleeve.

Abstract: A garden hose fitting comprising an axially elongated cylindrical body having a first axial end, a second axial end, one of (1) an externally threaded male hose connector, and (2) an internally threaded female hose connector adjacent the first axial end, and interior annular hose-grip ridges adjacent the second end, an annular shoulder projecting radially inwardly of the body intermediate its ends, and an axially elongated support sleeve having an annular collar tightly fitted onto said annular shoulder, extending axially toward the second body end, and spaced radially inwardly of the body to form a cylindrical, hose-receiving and retaining cavity between the ridges and the sleeve.

Abstract: A hose female fitting comprising a female hose connector, an elongated swivel nipple interfitted with the female hose connector, the female hose connector having a washer-support shoulder, inner threads for attachment to a male connector, a seal-receiving annular groove and a flange-receiving annular groove in an inner peripheral wall, the nipple having hose-engageable protrusion, a first annular flange extending into the flange-receiving groove of the female hose connector, and a second annular flange abutting the axial outer end of the female hose connector second portion, and an annular seal in the seal-receiving annular groove.

Abstract: A male hose connector of a threaded, machined metal male end, and a tubular stem metal stamping, the stem having a rim engaging an annular shoulder in the male end, an O-ring between the male end and rim, and an axial splined connection between the male end and stem.

Abstract: A water stop hose connector having a male member and a female member having an open end and an O-ring dimensioned to receive an inner end of the male member, and detent balls and groove to retain the male and female members together, a quick connect, axially movable cylindrical collar movable over the detent balls to lock them in the detent groove and movable away from the detent balls to release them from the detent groove, a spring biasing the collar over the detent balls, a valve body retained in the female member and having a head, a stem, and a stop shoulder on the stem, and movable between first and second positions, the stem having flow openings, an O-ring around the valve body head, the valve body openings in the second position being in flow communication with the female member and in the first position being out of flow communication with the female member to prevent flow, the valve body being engaged by the male member axially inner end face when the male and female members are coupled, causing the

Abstract: A bath drain outlet control having an actuator, a plunger valve for engaging a valve seat of a bath drain outlet, a linkage between the actuator and the plunger valve, including a one-way slip clutch enabling the linkage to be contractably adjustable, and a slip clutch deactuator movable into operative relationship with the one-way slip clutch to temporarily allow expansion adjustment of said linkage. The one-way slip clutch has an elongated rod forming part of the linkage, a retaining ring having a plurality of sloped spring fingers around the rod, having an inherent bias toward the rod, and having rod engaging ends normally allowing rod movement in a linkage-contracting direction therethrough but preventing reverse rod movement therethrough in a linkage-extending direction. A compressed O-ring engages the sloped spring fingers to add bias supplementing the inherent finger bias toward said rod and equalizing the bias of the spring fingers against the rod.

Abstract: One end of the hollow valve lifter body is bifurcated forming two spaced supports. A roller is rotatably supported between the supports by a shaft and the circumferential edge rotates in a recess in the body end formed by plunge milling the wall portions of the body intermediate the support and providing a counterbore at the bifurcated end. Preferably, the counterbore is formed simultaneously with the fabrication of the body.