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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Ryan Fairchild Larson, Decatur, IL (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/14 (2006.01); F16L 37/091 (2006.01); F16L 37/092 (2006.01); F16L 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/086 (2013.01); F16L 13/142 (2013.01); F16L 37/091 (2013.01); F16L 37/0925 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A pipe fitting includes a fitting body defining an inner surface, an outer surface, a first fitting end, and an second fitting end, the inner surface defining a channel extending from the first fitting end to the second fitting end, a portion of the inner surface defining a tapered region tapering towards the first fitting end; and an engagement assembly comprising a metal grip ring received in the channel, the metal grip ring defining a ring body and a plurality of teeth extending inward from the ring body, the engagement assembly configured to slide along the tapered region.