Magic Plastics, Inc.

John Sarno

A plastic pipe union has an integral locking mechanism which is activated when nut member of the union is sufficiently tightened to the threads of an adjoining male nipple. The nut member and the tail piece of the plastic union each have matching engagement surfaces, where each engagement surface has a scalloped profile. Once sufficiently tightened, tactile feedback is provided to a personal manually tightening the nut member, indicating that the scalloped structures of the opposing engagement surfaces have interacted and reached a locked configuration.

Plastic union with integral locking structure

An axially actuated drain valve for pools and spas mountable in a wall thereof. It includes a tubular body and a coaxial plunger. The body opens into the spa or pool at an inner end. The plunger has a passage opening near the outer end of its passage. A cylindrical seal engages with a seal on the plunger for a substantial range of movement to keep the valve closed. Beyond that, the plunger passage is opened for flow from the body passage opening. The plunger may have threads on its outer end to be coupled to a hose fitting.

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Valencia, CA, United States of America

John Sarno