IP Library Granted Patent US 9,573,731
Granted Patent B2
US 9,573,731 · App. 14/699,769 · Granted Feb 21, 2017

Adaptable tube connector

Inventor: Tung-Fa Ho (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
B65D35/38
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Patent No.
US 9,573,731
App. No.
14/699,769
Granted
Feb 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An adaptable tube connector configured to be coupled with a flexible tube includes a connecting tube with an inner surface and an extrusion tube. The connecting tube is made of flexible material, and defines a plurality of internal screw threads. Each screw thread extends around a periphery of the connecting tube. The extrusion tube is coupled to an end of the connecting tube, communicates with the connecting tube, and defines a flat outlet opening on the end away from the connecting tube.

Claims (11)

1. An adaptable tube connector configured to be coupled with a flexible tube, the adaptable tube connector comprising:

a connecting tube having an inner surface composed of flexible materials;

a plurality of radially-cut screw threads on the inner surface, each of which extends from a periphery of the connecting tube; and

an extrusion tube having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to an end of the connecting tube, communicating with the connecting tube, and having a flat outlet opening on the end thereof away from the connecting tube.

2. The adaptable tube connector of claim 1 , wherein the connecting tube is cylindrical or tapered.

3. The adaptable tube connector of claim 1 , wherein the connecting tube defines a latching groove on the inner surface thereof, a protrusion to be received in the latching groove protrudes from the outer surface of the extrusion tube.

4. The adaptable tube connector of claim 1 , wherein extrusion tube comprises a tube body, and a connecting portion and a dispensing portion respectively coupled to opposite ends of the tube body, the connecting portion is coupled to the connecting tube, and the flat outlet opening is located on the end of the dispensing portion away from the tube body.

5. The adaptable tube connector of claim 4 , wherein the tube body defines a tapered flange which on an end of the periphery of the tube body adjacent to the dispensing portion, the cap defines, in this order, a latching groove for receiving the tapered flange and a receiving groove for receiving the dispensing portion from a first end toward a second end of the cap.

6. The adaptable tube connector of claim 1 , further comprising a cap covering the flat outlet opening of the extrusion tube.

7. The adaptable tube connector of claim 6 , wherein a first latching block protrudes from an outer surface of the extrusion tube, and a second latching block to engage with the first latching block protrudes from the inner surface of the cap.

8. The adaptable tube connector of claim 7 , wherein the first latching block is located on opposite outer surfaces of the extrusion tube or extends around the periphery of the extrusion tube, and the second latching block is located on opposite outer surfaces of the cap or extends around the periphery of the cap.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: CLOUD NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045141/0105 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2015
From: HO, TUNG-FA
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035529/0548 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0813401 · Dec 24, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160186900A1 · Jun 30, 2016