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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Mercury Plastics Llc, Middlefield, OH (US);
Donald Currey, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Scott R. Gardner, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Mercury Plastics LLC, Middleford, OH (US);
Abstract
A dip tube for use with a water heater having a pipe nipple, the dip tube including an upper end and a tubular body, where the upper end is located above the tubular body. The upper end has an outer wall, a top portion and bottom portion, and further includes a flange located at the top portion. The flange extends outwardly from the outer wall to retain the dip tube at the pipe nipple. The upper end also includes a reinforced connecting portion located at the bottom portion for connecting the upper end to the tubular body, where a portion of the tubular body is located within the reinforced connecting portion.