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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:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan R Allread, Armada, MI (US);
Michael R Martin, New Baltimore, MI (US);
James W Klopfenstein, II, Hamilton, IN (US);
Assignee:
Aeroquip Corporation, MauMee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 39 ; 285321 ; 285308 ;
Abstract
A coupling assembly includes a first member and a second member. The first member has an exterior surface with a first projection extending radially outwardly. The second member has a cavity with an interior surface to receive the first projection on the first member and a second projection extending radially inwardly from the interior surface. The coupling assembly further includes a retaining ring disposed about the first member between the first projection and the second projection to retain the first member and second member together.