CLIP FOR ADJUSTABLE PIPE FITTING

摘要

A pipe connector includes a clip, first pipe fitting, and second pipe fitting. The clip includes a cross member having a first end and a second end and a leg extending from each end. The first pipe fitting includes a connecting portion comprising a first end, a second end, and a sidewall having two slots. The second pipe fitting includes a connecting portion and a first end, a second end, a sidewall extending therebetween, and a circumferential groove in an outer diameter of the sidewall. The circumferential groove aligns with the slots in the sidewall of the first pipe fitting when the second pipe fitting is inserted into the first pipe fitting, and the legs of the clip engage the circumferential groove in the connecting portion of the second pipe fitting, allowing the first pipe fitting and the second pipe fitting to rotate with respect to one another.

主权项

1. A pipe connector comprising:
a clip comprising a cross member having a first end and a second end and a leg extending from each of the first end and the second end of the cross member; a first pipe fitting comprising a connecting portion having a circular cross-section and comprising a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween, the sidewall comprising two slots and two extension portions, each extension portion defining one of the two slots, each slot having at least one opening; and a second pipe fitting comprising a connecting portion having a circular cross-section and comprising a first end, a second end, a sidewall extending therebetween, and a first circumferential groove in an outer diameter of the sidewall, wherein the sidewall of the second pipe fitting has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the first pipe fitting and the connecting portion of the second pipe fitting is adapted to be inserted into the connecting portion of the first pipe fitting, and wherein the first circumferential groove in the connecting portion of the second pipe fitting aligns with the two slots in the first pipe fitting when the second pipe fitting is inserted into the first pipe fitting, and wherein the legs of the clip engage the first circumferential groove in the connecting portion of the second pipe fitting when the second pipe fitting is inserted into the first pipe fitting and the legs of the clip extend through the two slots, thereby allowing the first pipe fitting and the second pipe fitting to rotate with respect to one another.