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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew A. Bowman, Palmer, PA (US);
Thomas Nunnally, Telford, PA (US);
Assignee:
VICTAULIC COMPANY, Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 21/06 (2006.01); F16L 23/036 (2006.01); F16L 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 21/065 (2013.01); F16L 23/08 (2013.01); F16L 23/036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of installing a coupling for joining pipe elements uses a pipe coupling having two segments with action surfaces in facing relationship. Attachment elements on each segment, in the form of lugs, accommodate adjustable fasteners which draw the segments together when tightened. Support surfaces on the lugs engage one another and react the fastener force. Stop surfaces are positioned on the lugs adjacent to the support surfaces. Engagement between the stop surfaces provides a visual indication that the coupling has been properly installed.