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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy E Stiner, Tulsa, OK (US);
Robert P Gardner, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Continental Industries, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 53 ; 285249 ;
Abstract
A meter riser for connecting normally buried plastic pipe to metallic couplings which are normally disposed above the ground for connection with utility meters, such as gas meters and the like, and comprising means for connecting the plastic pipe being encased in a metallic sheath, and having insulating means disposed around at least a portion of the metallic sheath and plastic pipe in the proximity of the connecting means securing the plastic pipe to the metallic coupling for protecting the plastic pipe against adverse environmental conditions.