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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert A. Mckay, Stoney Creek, CA;
Assignee:
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Wilmerding, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/500 ; F16L 5/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/500 ; F16L 5/500 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for securing a predetermined fitting to a mating surface. Such apparatus comprises a flange member having a predetermined profile and a swivel member connected to the flange member and having a well defined flange to swivel interface wherein the defined flange to swivel interface is conical with respect to an axis through the centerline of the apparatus.