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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Ips, Corporation—weld-on Division, Compton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jack Roach, Durham, NC (US);
James Martin Griffin, Orange, CA (US);
Assignee:
IPS, CORPORATION—WELD-ON DIVISION, Compton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/11 (2006.01); F16L 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/11 (2013.01); F16L 13/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pipe fitting includes a tubular member having first and second sockets, each configured to receive an end of a pipe section such that a gap exists between an outer surface of each pipe section and an inner surface of the sockets. A pair of ports extend through the tubular member in each socket and are in fluid communication with each gap. Each socket may include one or more annular sealing members therein.