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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:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lloyd Herbert King, Jr., Chesterfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
King Technology of Missouri Inc., St. Charles, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/726 ; F16L 3/738 ; F16L 3/748 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/726 ; F16L 3/738 ; F16L 3/748 ;
Abstract
An end-cap lockingly securable to the end of the pipe at the same time a secondary action such as a branch line is formed to the main pipe line. The end cap housing has an integral branch forming member to allow a user to lock the end cap to the pipe by forming a branch line on the side of the pipe with the end cap housing sandwiching the end of a pipe between a pipe insert and a pipe receptor in the end cap housing. The pipe receptor includes an insert having a sealing surface, which when engaged to the interior surface of a pipe, forms a leak-proof relationship with the pipe.