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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry Workman, Jackson, TN (US);
Donald J. Klein, Jackson, TN (US);
Assignee:
Lasco Fittings, Inc., Brownsville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/510 ;
Abstract
A thrust plug that performs the functions of both (i) reversibly capping an end of a length of pipe, a fitting, or the like and (ii) providing a surface against which a concrete thrust block can be cast, thereby facilitating thrust blocking. The thrust plug of the present invention comprises a plug affixed to a base for engagement with a thrust block and against which a concrete thrust block can be directly cast.