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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:
Jan. 10, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Eugene DeHoff, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Assignee:
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137318 ; 138 92 ; 138 94 ; 285150 ; 285197 ; 408102 ;
Abstract
An invention relating to a device adapted to connect a branch line to a main pipeline without interrupting flow of fluid through the mainline. The device includes a pair of tubular, cutter-containing portions and a branch line connection. The device further includes the means to pressure test the branch line prior to the actual cutting or tapping into the mainline.