US 11,859,746 B2
Device for connecting two tubular objects
Stephan Senftleben, Ronneburg (DE); and René Schindler, Maintal (DE)
Assigned to Norma Germany GmbH, Maintal (DE)
Appl. No. 17/276,180
Filed by NORMA Germany GmbH, Maintal (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 14, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/071852
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 15, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/052897, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 122 597.0 (DE), filed on Sep. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0042637 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. F16L 37/248 (2006.01); F16L 37/252 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 37/248 (2013.01) [F16L 37/252 (2013.01); F16L 2201/10 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for connecting two tubular objects, the device having a connection piece housing and a sleeve element,
wherein the connection piece housing has a sleeve portion with an insertion opening and with at least one radially continuous cut-out, wherein the sleeve element is complementary to the insertion opening for insertion into the insertion opening,
wherein the sleeve portion has at least one first engagement element and the sleeve element has at least one second engagement element, which mutually correspond in order to lock the sleeve element in the sleeve portion and which can be moved from an open relative position into a locked relative position,
wherein the sleeve element has a display element that: extends radially outwards from the sleeve element; in the open relative position projects through the at least one radial cut-out; and in the locked relative position is moved radially inwardly and is completely covered by a component disposed in the at least one radial cut-out.