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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald J Kushner, Louisville, KY (US);
Edward Raleigh, Fern Creek, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2853822 ; 285D / ; 285351 ; 29458 ;
Abstract
A tube joint configuration and method of joining tubing wherein a curable adhesive is arranged on one portion and a resilient sealer is arranged on a second portion on the end portion of the male tube prior to its being telescoped with the female tube. The telescoped portion of the tubes is deformed so that a plurality of spaced grooves is formed containing areas for each of said adhesive and sealer to provide a first and second sealing area.