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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:
Oct. 01, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allan W Swift, Denville, NJ (US);
Sarah B Rivara, Blairstown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
E. J. Brooks Company, Newark, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2923 / ; 292 19 ;
Abstract
A seal for a pipe coupling such as is used to connect a gas meter to a gas supply line. The seal is made in two portions having integral fastening means for locking the two portions around the nut of a coupling. The fastening means include a pair of flexible legs on one portion of the seal to be engaged with a tongue on the other portion of the seal. The tongue is provided with an aperture which provides a vertical latch surface and two horizontal latch surfaces extending outwardly from the ends of the vertical latch surface.