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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2018
Mueller Industries, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
John Webb, Moreville, MS (US);
Michael Baum, Guntown, MS (US);
Christie Shumpert, Fulton, MS (US);
Robert Merrill Sutton, Milton, GA (US);
Christopher Charles Saylor, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Kenneth Mark Shane, Concord, OH (US);
Daniel J. Steffan, Erie, PA (US);
Mueller Industries, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A plug for sealing an interior of a tube and including a cylindrical body having a first end that is open and includes an annular surface, and a second end that is closed by a conical end wall. The cylindrical body having a plurality of ribs that are configured to engage the interior of the tube and provide a seal between the plug and the interior of the tube. The plug also includes a handle unitary with the cylindrical body that extends from the annular surface. The handle has a cylindrical inner surface that is coextensive with an interior surface of the cylindrical body and an outer surface that is coextensive with an exterior surface of the cylindrical body.