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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis Malone, Indian Springs, OH (US);
David Bruce Rader, Urbana, OH (US);
Jerry Gordon Glatt, Lebanon, OH (US);
James H. Jones, Xenia, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/300 ; B21D 3/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/300 ; B21D 3/900 ;
Abstract
A method for coupling a conduit to a fitting. The method includes providing a fitting having at least one groove defined therein and a collar having a flange extending from an end of the collar, aligning the flange with the groove, and compressing the collar around a portion of the fitting to facilitate fixedly securing the flange within the groove, such that the collar is fixedly secured to the fitting.