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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Timothy J. Mitchell, Hixson, TN (US);
Anton A. Nasledov, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A gland assembly for a piping element includes a gland comprising a joint restraint assembly comprising a restraint base, the restraint base defining a restraint pocket, the joint restraint assembly further comprising a gripper disposed within the restraint pocket, wherein the gripper is configured to rotate within the restraint pocket about and between a disengaged position in which the gripper is disengaged from the piping element and an engagement position in which the gripper is engaged with the piping element. The gland assembly also includes a cover removably attached to the restraint base, the cover comprising a bottom wall comprising a stop leg; a sidewall; a tab extending from the sidewall, the tab preventing the cover from being pushed onto the restraint base in a fully depressed configuration and preventing the stop leg from engaging the gripper into the disengaged position.