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Granted Patent B2
US 12,650,141 · App. 17/969,574 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Vessel mounting system

Inventors: Manuel Van Venrooy (Karlsruhe, DE); Patrick Matz (Landau, DE); Alan Norman (Shrewsbury, GB)
Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
F16B21/04F16B21/065
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Patent No.
US 12,650,141
App. No.
17/969,574
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar including at least one flexible member engageable with a groove of a vessel to align the first collar relative to the vessel. A second collar may include at least one clip engageable with a complementary clip of the first collar to engage the second collar with the first collar.

Claims (42)

1 . A vessel mounting system comprising:

a first collar including at least one flexible member configured to extend radially inwardly towards a central axis of the first collar and engage with a groove of a vessel; and

a second collar including at least one clip engageable with a complementary clip of the first collar.

2 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the second collar includes indicia to indicate a locked or unlocked status of the second collar relative to further indicia on an adapter.

3 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the first collar includes a cutout to receive a complementary shaped positioning member of the second collar.

4 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the first collar includes at least one positioning member to position the first collar relative to an adapter.

5 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one positioning member is insertable in at least one corresponding positioning opening of the adapter.

6 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the first collar includes at least one interlocking member to lock the first collar to an adapter.

7 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 6 ,

wherein the at least one interlocking member is insertable in at least one corresponding interlocking opening of the adapter, and

wherein the at least one interlocking member is lockable with at least one corresponding edge of the at least one corresponding interlocking opening.

8 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the first collar includes at least one finger engageable with the vessel.

9 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the second collar includes at least one undercut engageable with a ribbed area of the first collar.

10 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first collar includes a specified opening diameter for the vessel that includes a specified diameter, and

wherein the at least one flexible member is engageable with an adapter ring to permit engagement of the first collar with another vessel that includes a diameter that is less than the specified diameter.

11 . A vessel mounting system comprising:

a first collar and a second collar,

wherein the first collar includes at least one flexible member engageable with a groove of a vessel,

wherein the first collar includes at least one finger engageable with the vessel, and

wherein the at least one finger is configured to be spring loaded.

12 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 11 , wherein the second collar includes at least one clip engageable with a complementary clip of the first collar.

13 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 11 , wherein the second collar includes indicia to indicate a locked or unlocked status of the second collar relative to further indicia on an adapter.

14 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 11 , wherein the first collar includes a cutout to receive a complementary shaped positioning member of the second collar.

15 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 11 ,

wherein the first collar includes at least one positioning member to position the first collar relative to an adapter, and

wherein the at least one positioning member is insertable in at least one corresponding positioning opening of the adapter.

16 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 11 ,

wherein the first collar includes at least one interlocking member to lock the first collar to an adapter,

wherein the at least one interlocking member is insertable in at least one corresponding interlocking opening of the adapter, and

wherein the at least one interlocking member is lockable with at least one corresponding edge of the at least one corresponding interlocking opening.

17 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 11 , wherein the second collar includes at least one undercut engageable with a ribbed area of the first collar.

18 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 11 ,

wherein the first collar includes a specified opening diameter for the vessel that includes a specified diameter, and

wherein the at least one flexible member is engageable with an adapter ring to permit engagement of the first collar with another vessel that includes a diameter that is less than the specified diameter.

19 . A vessel mounting system comprising:

a first collar and a second collar; and

wherein the second collar includes at least one undercut engageable with a ribbed area of the first collar, and wherein the ribbed area is configured to protrude radially outwardly from the first collar.

20 . The vessel mounting system according to claim 19 ,

wherein the first collar includes at least one flexible member engageable with a groove of a vessel to align the first collar relative to the vessel,

wherein the first collar includes a specified opening diameter for the vessel that includes a specified diameter, and

wherein the at least one flexible member is engageable with an adapter ring to permit engagement of the first collar with another vessel that includes a diameter that is less than the specified diameter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2022
From: VAN VENROOY, MANUEL; MATZ, PATRICK; NORMAN, ALAN
To: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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