US 11,852,267 B2
Fluid conduit connector system
David Lymberopoulos, Houston, TX (US); and Andrew Allen Kadavy, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to SAFOCO, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by SAFOCO, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/074,146.
Application 18/074,146 is a continuation of application No. 16/922,690, filed on Jul. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,519,536.
Prior Publication US 2023/0095353 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. F16L 23/00 (2006.01); F16L 41/03 (2006.01); F16K 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 23/003 (2013.01) [F16K 27/003 (2013.01); F16L 41/03 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid conduit connector, comprising:
a monolithic body having a first opening at a first side and a second opening at a second side, wherein the monolithic body has curved sidewalls extending from the first side to the second side;
a throughbore extending from the first opening to the second opening;
a first array of holes in the first side positioned around the first opening, each hole of the first array of holes terminating within the body;
a second array of holes in the first side positioned around the first array of holes, wherein each hole of the second array of holes extends through the body to the second side, wherein the second array of holes are aligned along a curve having a radius R1; and
a valve bore formed at a top side of the monolithic body, wherein the valve bore intersects the throughbore and terminates within the monolithic body.