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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Christianus Gerardus Maria DE Ridder, Hoogland, NL;
Inventor:
Christianus Gerardus Maria De Ridder, Hoogland, NL;
Assignee:
A.S.M. International N.V, Bilthoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A joint for connecting two tubes. The joint includes a first tube that provides a ball interface at its end. The joint also includes a second tube that provides a cup interface inside its wall. The cup interface of the second tube and the ball interface of the first tube form a cup-ball interface. This cup-ball interface is located in the interior of the second tube.