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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2022
Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US);
Matthew A. Bowman, Palmer, PA (US);
Philip Wayne Bancroft, Belvidere, NJ (US);
Scott D. Madara, Nazareth, PA (US);
Kathryn E. Yovanovich, Easton, PA (US);
Thomas C. Savage, Doylestown, PA (US);
Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US);
Abstract
A preassembled combination connects a captured pipe element to a second pipe element. First and second segments are connected end to end surrounding a central space for axially receiving the second pipe element. The segments are configured to be drawn toward one another and into engagement with the pipe elements. An annular body forms the captured pipe element. An end face of the captured pipe element is retained within the central space by engagement between a bead projecting from a sealing surface of the captured pipe element and the coupling assembly.