Protecting cap for banjo member used in banjo type joint

摘要

A protecting cap 10 for a Banjo member 42 used in a Banjo type joint 40 is an integrally molded product obtained from a resin material and extending from one end to an opposite end substantially in the same plane. A first cap portion 11 is provided at the one end and a second cap portion 21 is provided at the opposite end. The first cap portion is provided with a first annular flange portion 12 and a cylindrical female member 13 having a cylindrical wall 13a which is projected coaxially with the first annular flange portion from an inner peripheral portion. The second cap portion is provided with a second annular flange portion 22 and a projecting male member 23 projecting in parallel with the same direction as the cylindrical female member coaxially with the second annular flange portion. A connecting portion 31 extends between the first and second annular flange portions. The connecting portion 31 is provided with a deforming means for positioning the first and second cap portions opposedly to each other. The protecting cap further includes a retaining means which, when the projecting male member is inserted into the cylindrical wall of the cylindrical female member, prevents disengagement of the two until a disengaging operation is performed.