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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Nibco Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin L. Lawrence, Elkjart, 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);
Assignee:
NIBCO INC., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/02 (2006.01); F16L 21/08 (2006.01); F16L 21/03 (2006.01); F16L 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 21/08 (2013.01); F16L 13/142 (2013.01); F16L 21/03 (2013.01); F16L 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connection socket for a tubular press connection including a socket cup having a metal alloy composition and comprising: an O-ring portion defining an O-ring recess; a plurality of gripper arrays positioned equidistant along an internal surface of the socket cup; and a plurality of raised ridges positioned equidistant on an exterior surface of the socket cup. The raised ridges may extend over the gripper arrays.