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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US);
Inventors:
John Gibb, Alliston, CA;
Douglas R. Dole, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Michael V. Porter, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 17/04 (2005.12); F16L 21/00 (2005.12); F16L 21/02 (2005.12); F16L 21/06 (2005.12); F16L 23/08 (2005.12); F16L 23/18 (2005.12); F16L 25/14 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 21/02 (2012.12); F16L 17/04 (2012.12); F16L 21/005 (2012.12); F16L 21/065 (2012.12); F16L 23/08 (2012.12); F16L 23/18 (2012.12); F16L 25/14 (2012.12); Y10T 29/53987 (2015.01);
Abstract
First and second pipe elements are joined end to end by a coupling. The first and second pipe elements have a circumferential groove at an end, and each of the grooves has a floor. A plurality of segments, each having oppositely disposed ends, and a respective connection member positioned at each end, form the coupling. A first end of each segment is connected to a second end of another of the segments such that said segments surround a central space for receiving the second pipe element.