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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2021
Applicant:
North American Pipe Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Wells, Wayne, PA (US);
Joshua E. Clapper, Downingtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
WESTLAKE PIPE & FITTINGS CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 47/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A polymer pipe includes a length between a first end and a second end, the length and the first end having a first diameter. The second end is a belled or female end having a second diameter larger than the first diameter. An insert device is received within the second end and has an annular body formed of a body material and has a spline portion formed as a part of the insert device. The spline portion includes a spline carried by the insert device and resiliently movable in a radial direction relative to an axis of the annular body.