FAUCET NUT ASSEMBLY

ECROU POUR ROBINET

English Abstract

FAUCET NUT ASSEMBLY
Abstract of the Disclosure
A faucet tail nut having a frangible bore part
for the purpose of accommodating multiple sizes of
tubing.

Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. In combination a faucet assembly having a threaded
connector, tubing having a body part and a cone-shaped end,
and a tail nut, the improvement wherein said nut includes a
body with a side wall and an end wall, said side wall being
internally threaded for connection to said threaded connector,
said end wall having an opening means for receiving the body
part of said tubing, said opening means defined in part by a
collar, said collar being attached to said nut end wall by a
frangible means for permitting breaking separation of said collar
from said end wall, said opening means having one diametrical
size when said collar is attached to said end wall and a larger
diametrical size when said collar is separated from the end wall
to accommodate tubing body parts of various diametrical size,
said nut threaded onto said connector with the cone-shaped end
of said tubing located between said connector and end wall and
with said body part of the tubing extending through said
opening means.

Description

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FAUCET NUT ASSEMBLY
Summary Of The Invention
This invention relates to a tail nut for connecting
tubing to a faucet connection. The nut includes a removable
collar part by which the nut can be made to accommodate tubing
of various diameters.
This invention presents an innovation in the field of
connectors. Previously, supply houses, hardware stores, and
plumbers have been forced to maintain a large supply of
various sized tail nuts on hand for the coupling of
various sized tubing. With the present invention, the presence
of a removable tube collar does away with the need for a large
nut supply in that one nut can be used for more than one size
of tubing.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to pro-
vide a faucet tail nut capable of accommodating tubing of
various sizes.
Another object of this invention is to provide a faucet
assembly having a threaded connector secured to tubing with a
tail nut having a frangible tube receiving part.
Other objects of this invention will be apparent upon a
reading of the following description.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tail nut of the
invention .
Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of
Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but without the
removable tube collar.

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Figure 4 is a sectional view showing the tail nut in
assembled form.
Figure 5 is a sectional view similar to Figure 4 but
with the tail nut accommodating tubing of a different size.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment
Referring to Figures 1 and 2, tail nut 10 is composed
of a body 12 having a side wall 14 and one end wall 16. Side
wall 14 is internally threaded and carries wings 18 which are
used in tightening the nut. An opening 20 is formed in nut end
wall 16 and is defined in Figures 1, 2,and 4 by a collar 22.
Collar 22 is connected to end wall 16 by an annular thin wall
section 24.
Collar 22 can be detached from the body 12 of nut 10 at
wall section 24 by twisting or flexing of the collar. In this
manner the diameter of opening 20 in the nut can vary from one
size as seen in Figure 2 to a larger size as seen in Figure 3
upon the removal of collar 22.
In Figure 4, nut 10 is shown turned onto a threaded
connector 30. Connector 30 is a threaded tubular part of a
faucet assembly which normally includes one or more valves and
a spigot.
A tube 32 extends through collar 22 of nut 10 and includes
an enlarged cone shaped head 34. Tube head 34 fits compressively
between nut end wall 16 and connector 30.
Figure 5 displays a similar connection except that collar
22 of nut 10 has been removed to accommodate a tube 35 of a
larger diameter.
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The invention is not to be limited to the details above
given but it may be modified within the scope of the appended
claim.