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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
May. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Thomas Turfait, Atlanta, GA (US);
Rolf Janssen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Eric Barbely, Decatur, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
American BOA, Inc., Cumming, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sealed coupling for connecting two pipe ends include two operating covers for respective connection to respective pipe ends, and elongated bellows having respective ends and a damping element supported by respective rims of said covers, said damping element disposed radially outwardly of said bellows and oriented centrally of said respective bellows ends for dissipating forces on said coupling uniformly across said bellows.