Hose connector and method for sealingly connecting drain sections of an appliance

摘要

Hose connector and method for sealingly connecting respective first and second drain sections of an appliance are provided. The hose connector includes a mating piece positioned at a proximate end of one of the first and second drain sections. The mating piece is configured to define a bore. An insertion piece is configured at the corresponding proximate end of the other of the first and second drain sections to be received through the bore in the mating piece. One of the pieces is substantially rigid and includes at least a first radially-extending rib. The other of the pieces is generally resilient relative to the rigid piece. The radially-extending rib has a diameter sufficiently large relative to the corresponding diameter of the resilient piece to provide a hermetic seal to fluid passing through the connector, by substantially and uniformly compressing any portion of the resilient piece in contact with the rib in the rigid piece.