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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2020
Nibco Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Benjamin L. Lawrence, Elkhart, IN (US);
David A. Bobo, Granger, IN (US);
Christopher W. Mason, Granger, IN (US);
Ronald Dale Paige, Granger, IN (US);
Richard D. Latham, Granger, IN (US);
NIBCO INC., Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
A connection socket for a tubular connection includes a socket cup having a metal alloy composition and a sealing portion. A primary seal is positioned within the sealing portion. The primary seal includes an elastomeric material having a service temperature. One or more spacer rings are positioned within the sealing portion. A secondary seal is positioned within the sealing portion. The secondary seal includes a metal composition, wherein the secondary seal has a melting temperature at or above the service temperature of the primary seal. One or more locking rings are positioned within the sealing portion, wherein each of the one or more locking rings comprises a biting feature defined along an internal circumference of the locking ring.