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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:
Aug. 01, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Franklin Deloy Bills, Elkhart, IN (US);
Assignee:
Elkhart Products Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285189 ; 285197 ; 285286 ;
Abstract
A branch fitting for permanent attachment to the periphery of a pipe including a tubular portion having an inner diameter less than or the same as the inner diameter of the pipe, a saddle portion surrounding and extending outwardly and downwardly from the base of the tubular portion and having its under surface generally conforming to the outer surface of the pipe, and positive alignment means integral with the fitting at the junction of the saddle portion and the tubular portion whereby the fitting is self-aligning and self-jigging relative to an opening in the pipe.