Cooper-Standard. has filed a patent for a quick connector designed to make a secure connection with a tube. The connector features a unique design with a verifier, retainer, and upset to ensure a reliable connection. The system allows for easy extraction of the verifier, verifying the connection with the tube. GlobalData’s report on Cooper-Standard gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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The patent application (Publication Number: US20240027008A1) describes a quick connector designed for making a verifiable connection with a tube. The connector includes a receptacle with a tubular connector housing, a verifier with resilient legs, a retainer with engagement claws, and an upset on the tube's insertion end. The verifier is inserted into the socket portion of the connector housing, and the upset locks the tube in place, deforming the verifier legs to allow extraction for verifying the connection. The connector also features a sealing assembly, a top-hat member, and a connection end with annular spines for retention and fluid seal with a linking tube.
Furthermore, the patent application details a process for making a verifiable connection between a tube and a receptacle using the described quick connector. The process involves installing the verifier, retainer, and forming an upset on the tube's insertion end. The engagement claws of the retainer snap-engage with the upset, deforming the verifier legs for extraction to verify the connection. Additionally, the process includes forming clamping members with engagement claws and resilient bridging portions, as well as creating a handle and finger on the verifier for ease of installation and extraction, ensuring a secure and verifiable connection between the tube and receptacle.
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