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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Nibco Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Inventor:
James Stogdill, Elkhart, IN (US);
Assignee:
NIBCO Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/013 (2006.01); F16L 13/12 (2006.01); F16L 13/14 (2006.01); F16L 21/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/013 (2013.01); F16L 13/122 (2013.01); F16L 13/141 (2013.01); F16L 13/142 (2013.01); F16L 21/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly configured to be press joined with a pipe by a pressing tool includes a piping component, which includes a body, a first end having a rim and an inner surface having a plurality of grooves, and a sealing recess wall positioned between the first end and the body and defining a sealing recess. The assembly also includes a sealing element received within the sealing recess of the piping component and having a sealing element thickness. The sealing element thickness of the sealing element is about equal to and not less than a Minimum Sealing Element Thickness Value of the sealing element.