| 摘要 |
<p>A push-to-connect tube connector for interconnecting conduits wherein a male part (12) is received within a female part (10) passage by relative axial displacement. Resilient fingers (30,32) mounted upon one part cooperate with a shoulder (22) defined on the other part to maintain the parts fully connected, seals (24) interposed between the parts prevent leakage, and indicia means in the form of a sleeve (40) axially displaceable upon the male part (12) supports an indicator displaced thereon by the female part (10) during connection to provide a visual indication of the degree of interconnection. A reference mark defined on the sleeve (40) is masked by the indicator (48) upon the parts being fully connected. Upon the removal of the indicator (48), which is in the form of a split ring, the sleeve (40) may be used to "open" the fingers (30,32) to disconnect the parts, and in an embodiment non-circular transverse cross sections defined on the respective parts telescopingly cooperate during full connection to prevent relative rotation between the parts.</p> |
