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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. 17, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James C Linder, Shorewood, MN (US);
Jeffrey J McKenzie, Watertown, MN (US);
Assignee:
Fluoroware, Inc., Chaska, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264230 ; 264250 ; 28514813 ; 2852851 ; 285336 ; 285367 ; 285423 ;
Abstract
A composite sanitary fitting in which an inner body portion is secured within a overmolded stiffening sleeve which provides strength and rigidity to the fitting. The main body is comprised of a plastic such as PFA and the outer stiffening sleeve is comprised of a more rigid durable plastic such as PEEK. The main body portion has a flange portion which at the connecting end. The stiffening sleeve has an U-shaped portion extends around three sides of the flange locking the sleeve on the body portion.