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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. 01, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Raun A Kopp, Brunswick, OH (US);
Assignee:
Oatey Co., Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137360 ; 312242 ; 251148 ;
Abstract
A water shut-off valve includes a valve body and inlet conduit molded out of a solvent weldable plastic such as CPVC. The inlet conduit has a threaded portion proximate the valve body to receive a nut used to secure the valve to a mounting bracket, and an integral extension at an outer end of the threaded portion having a smooth cylindrical surface which may be solvent welded to conventional plastic plumbing.