US 12,345,359 B2
Tube coupling
Randall Dennis Bousfield, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US)
Filed by Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/964,741.
Prior Publication US 2024/0125416 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. F16L 33/22 (2006.01); F16L 33/32 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 33/227 (2013.01) [F16L 33/32 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tube connector comprising:
a body defining a fluid flow path therethrough; and
a coupler having an annular body including an outer wall and an inner surface, an end of the outer wall mounted on the body at one end of the flow path, the inner surface supported by the outer wall and defining a central opening for receiving an end portion of a tube,
the coupler including a barb protruding radially inward from the inner surface to engage the end portion of the tube to secure the tube to the coupler, and
the coupler including a protrusion extending radially outward from the outer wall beyond a maximum outer dimension of the outer wall,
wherein the annular body includes the outer wall and an inner wall having the inner surface, and the inner wall and the outer wall are concentric.