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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, AU;
Peter Graham, Evesham, GB;
Jeremy Gledhill, Moorabin, AU;
RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (AUST.) PTY. LTD., Melbourne, AU;
Abstract
A tube coupling () which includes a tubular, electrically conductive housing (), a seal () for sealing against the outside of a tube, a substantially annular and electrically conductive grab ring () for gripping the outside of a tube and an annular cartridge ring () between an inner surface of the housing () and the grab ring (). The cartridge ring () includes a projection () that projects radially inwardly and is positioned so that upon insertion of a tube into the tube coupling (), an edge of the grab ring () bears against the projection () and the cartridge () bears against a facing surface of the housing () to provide electrically continuity between the grab ring () and the housing ().