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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:
Sep. 09, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Neill D Perrine, Jackson, MI (US);
Paul J Fournier, Jackson, MI (US);
Assignee:
Aeroquip Corporation, Jackson, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285321 ; 285343 ; 285348 ; 285369 ; 285383 ;
Abstract
A fitting for rigid conduit including an annular body receiving the conduit and including a seal assembly utilizing an elastomeric seal axially compressed and radially expanded to engage the conduit by a compression ring. A ring retainer maintains the seal assembly in a preliminary position during shipping and assembly of the coupling with the conduit, and the ring retainer includes a second position retaining the seal in a sealed expanded condition. The fitting also includes a conduit positioning abutment capable of accommodating conduit displacement during sealing.