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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Applicants:
David Bruce Rader, Urbana, OH (US);
Jerry Gordon Glatt, Lebanon, OH (US);
Dennis Malone, Indian Springs, OH (US);
Inventors:
David Bruce Rader, Urbana, OH (US);
Jerry Gordon Glatt, Lebanon, OH (US);
Dennis Malone, Indian Springs, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for coupling a conduit to a fitting. The method includes providing a fitting having a body and a passageway extending through the fitting body, inserting at least a portion of the fitting body within at least a portion of a collar, and compressing at least a portion of the collar around at least a portion of the fitting body such that the fitting body is not internally supported from within the passageway.