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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Yanlong Li, Hixson, TN (US);
Paul Gifford, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Walter Pierce Wojick, Lookout Mountain, GA (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 9/08 (2006.01); E03B 9/04 (2006.01); F16D 1/108 (2006.01); F16K 31/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 9/08 (2013.01); E03B 9/04 (2013.01); F16D 1/108 (2013.01); F16K 31/508 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stem coupling for a hydrant includes: an upper portion defining an upper portion length from a center of a plurality of break-away features defined in the stem coupling to a first end of the stem coupling; and a lower portion defining an lower portion length from the center of the plurality of break-away features defined in the stem coupling to a second end of the stem coupling distal from the first end of the stem coupling, the lower portion length equaling at least two times the upper portion length.