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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:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas R Dole, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Peter George DeRaymond, Nazareth, PA (US);
Assignee:
Victaulic Company of America, Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285112 ; 285328 ; 285373 ;
Abstract
Coupling segments having angled end faces are provided with stop members at their respective ends which prevent mis-alignment of the coupling segments during their assembly onto the adjacent ends of pipes or fittings. The stop member being crushed down during final tightening of the coupling to permit further limited lateral movement of the ends of the coupling segment, thus to provide a truly ridged coupling in which angling of the axes of the respective pipes or fittings is eliminated.