HAND TIGHTENABLE HIGH PRESSURE CONNECTOR

摘要

A hand tightened connector provides a high-pressure seal between a first element and a second element. A first female element includes a recess for supporting a compressible O ring (160), and a second male element includes a ferrule (170) which deforms the O ring (160) in the recess when the male and female elements are mated. The ferrule (170) abuts against the surface defining the opening of the O ring recess so that a high-pressure seal is effectedbetween the first and the second elements without severely distorting the O ring (160). The connector may be used to couple various components of a high-pressure fluid delivery system such as is found in a jet cutting system.