发明名称 Protecting and identifying fittings
摘要 Compensating and identifying caps and cap assemblies for temporarily capping fittings. Each cap comprises a generally or pseudo cylindrically shaped member that includes a plurality of substantially planar panel segments contiguously connected to form a symmetrical polygonal cup-shape (e.g., a hexagon). One end is closed to complete the formation of the cup. Each cup has an outwardly flaring lip to facilitate mounting on a fitting, and the substantially planar panel segments slope inwardly slightly to facilitate molding and mounting. At the intersection of at least two of the panel segments, there are included resiliently expandable relief recesses so that if the member is force-fit mounted on a fitting slightly larger than its un-expanded dimensions, the material of the relief recesses expands correspondingly to permit such mounting. Pairs of such caps are connected by an easily frangible connecting strip to form assemblies which facilitate concurrent mounting on disengaged ends of tubing connectors. Color coding is provided, and other frangible strips are molded as integral parts of the caps to further facilitate use, separation of parts of the cups for partial removal, and for leaving small rings of color or other coded material for subsequent identification.
申请公布号 US6502604(B1) 申请公布日期 2003.01.07
申请号 US20020184497 申请日期 2002.06.28
申请人 LEWIS MICHAEL JOE 发明人 LEWIS MICHAEL JOE
分类号 F16L55/115;(IPC1-7):F16L55/10 主分类号 F16L55/115
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