Junction adapter with axial extension portions

摘要

A junction adapter, having face seal fluid fittings and being for use in a conventional plural line clamping system, has axial extension portions which extend from a central support portion, in a manner which permits face seal fluid connectors to be easily accessed by a wrench or like tool. Two embodiments of this new kind of junction adapter are described. The first embodiment features a junction adapter having axial extension portions which extend symmetrically outwardly from a central support portion substantially beyond the axial extension portions of conventional face seal junction adapters. This first embodiment can be installed in a plural line clamping system in an alternating manner with conventional face seal junction adapters. This enables those in the art to obtain the benefits of the present invention without obsoleting existing face seal junction adapters for plural line clamping systems The second embodiment is an asymmetrical junction adapter having axial extension portions extending for substantially different lengths from the central support portion. This embodiment can be installed in new plural line clamping system in an alternating manner so the fluid connector portions of each are staggered, that is extend a different length at each position in the clamping system.