| 摘要 |
<p>A pipe fitting assembly 11 having a body 13 which includes at least one male pipe engagement section 17 which includes a plurality of engagement ridges. The pipe fitting assembly 11 also has a swage collar 15 associated with the male pipe engagement section 17, the swage collar 15 being secured at one end to the body 13 and being swageable over its associated male pipe engagement section 17 to hold a pipe securely to the pipe fitting assembly 11. The male pipe engagement section 17 also includes at least one pipe engagement detection feature 23 which is configured to allow relatively free movement of a pipe onto the male pipe engagement section 17 and to resist movement of a pipe back off the male pipe engagement section 17. The engagement detection feature 23 can have a barbed shape forming a detection ridge around the circumference of the pipe engagement section 17. The first face of the detection ridge is inclined at a shallow angle, and the second face is inclined at a steep angle.</p> |
