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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:
Apr. 03, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
James D Vogel, Anoka, MN (US);
Kenneth W Schneider, Mason City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Schneider Metal Manufacturing Co., Mason City, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ; B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137 15 ; 1375 / ; 2221291 ; 285 21 ; 285197 ;
Abstract
A rigid thermoplastic manifold for the distribution of pressurized carbonated water has an elongate tubular thermoplastic body with a plurality of apertures spaced along its length, a plurality of identical thermoplastic outlet fittings which each have at inlet spud with a sonic energy director and a pair of arcuate sonic energy directors spaced one on each side from the spud, each outlet fitting being fastened and sealed to the tube with three discrete sonic welds. A method of making the manifold is also provided.