Allen-bradley Company, LLC

Jerome P Stache

Jeffrey R Annis

Joseph E Koziczkowski

Roland L Krieger

A V-band coupling for use on an explosion-proof enclosure. The V-band coupling includes a V-band having a toughened layer along its interior surfaces for gripping the flanges on the enclosure which the V-band engages when it is installed on the enclosure. The roughened layer results in an increased coefficient of friction between the V-band and flanges which is effective for reducing the load experienced by the trunnion joints of the coupling during explosion events thereby allowing the explosion-proof enclosure to withstand high internal pressures without system failure.

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Milwaukee County, WI, United States of America

Jerome P Stache