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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2018
Nibco Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Benjamin L. Lawrence, Elkhart, IN (US);
Richard D. Latham, Granger, IN (US);
David A. Bobo, Granger, IN (US);
Christopher W. Mason, Granger, IN (US);
Ronald Dale Paige, Granger, IN (US);
NIBCO INC., Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
A connection socket for a tubular connection that includes: a socket cup having a metal alloy composition and a sealing portion, the sealing portion comprises a primary and a secondary sealing recess; a primary seal positioned within the primary sealing recess, the primary seal comprising an elastomeric material having a service temperature, and a secondary seal positioned within the secondary sealing recess, the secondary seal comprising a metal composition. Further, the secondary seal has a melting temperature at or above the service temperature of the primary seal.