The Metraflex Company

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Michael Albert Taylor

James R Richter

Daniel R Kish

Daniel T Holbach

James D Clauss

Martin I Rogin

James Reynold Richter

An expansion loop for a piping system. The expansion loop has a first flexible conduit with a first end and a second end and a second flexible conduit with a first end and a second end. A first rigid conduit is connected between the first ends of the first and second flexible conduits. Additional rigid conduits are connected to both of the second ends of the flexible conduits. These additional rigid conduits include a stainless-steel elbow, a conversion conduit, and a copper conduit. The expansion loop may be installed wherein the flexible conduits are bent, when fluid flows, the flexible conduits straighten out and are not bent.

Expansion loop for copper piping system

An apparatus having a flexible conduit which includes a flexible member and a rigid member in fluid communication with the flexible member, and a releasable connector. The releasable connector has a first member and a second member. When a releasing force is applied to the flexible conduit, the releasable connector separates. The apparatus also includes a shock absorber to configured to absorb a load when the releasable connector separates. The shock absorber may include elastomeric pads between rigid plates, a rotary dampener, a spring, rod and piston, or an elastic strap.

Apparatus for supporting a flexible conduit having a releasable connector

A pipeline strainer having a body with a straining element therein. One or more magnets are removably inserted into the straining element and configured to be removed from the body without causing liquid within the cavity to drain from the pipeline strainer. A drywell is used to house the magnets. The movement of withdrawing the magnets pulls metal particles along the outer surface of the drywell toward a debris drain.

Pipeline strainer with magnetic insert

A tool box skirt for mounting on a truck tool box in a pickup truck bed and preventing entry of debris into spaces between the truck tool box and the pickup truck bed is disclosed. The tool box skirt includes a skirt frame for attachment to the truck tool box. A skirt is carried by the skirt frame for partitioning the spaces in the pickup truck bed.

Tool box skirt

An underwater fishing line cutter includes a housing with forward and rearward sections and a slot extending along the side thereof. A line support is mounted in each forward and rearward section of the slot, and a cutter carrier is mounted within the hollow interior of the housing. A control line is connected to the cutter carrier such that a rearward pull on the control line will move the cutting edge to sever a fishline journaled within the slot.

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Michael Albert Taylor