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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry Workman, Jackson, TN (US);
David Allen McAllister, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Lasco Fittings, Inc., Brownsville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/500 ;
Abstract
A stabilizer elbow lock that prevents a seal between a stabilizer elbow and a coupler valve from being broken by engaging at least a portion of the stabilizer elbow and by engaging at least a portion of the coupler valve. In an alternative embodiment, one or more adapters are provided that interface between the lock and the coupler valve and/or interface between the lock and the elbow.