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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2024
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
James Webber, Decatur, IL (US);
Mohammad Unnus Qasim, Decatur, IL (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/24 (2006.01); F16K 3/314 (2006.01); F16K 31/52 (2006.01); F16L 55/105 (2006.01); F16L 55/124 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/246 (2013.01); F16K 3/314 (2013.01); F16K 31/523 (2013.01); F16L 55/105 (2013.01); F16L 55/124 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pipe stopper includes an expandable stopper body comprising a shell defining a stopper cavity and configurable in an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration; a pressure assembly received within the stopper cavity; and an actuation arm pivotably connected to the shell and pivotably connected to the pressure assembly, the actuation arm configured to move the expandable stopper body between the expanded configuration and the contracted configuration.