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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:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
William O Skinner, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277101 ; 277128 ; 277147 ; 277189 ; 24 2 / ;
Abstract
A radially expandable device for exerting an outward expansion of a seal to establish a pipe joint including a band having inner and outer ends wrapped to overlap. A pivot link hinged to the inner band end has serrations which engage locking serrations on the inside of the outer band end and swings out as the band inner end is forced out with a hydraulic jack to an expanded locked condition, in which the pivot link extends circumferentially. The radial expansion is accomplished with lower friction as the frictional resistance created by contact with seal is reduced, and simplified installation equipment may be used.