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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Ledford Samuel Stults, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Dana F. Buccicone, Goshen, IN (US);
Randall White, Bristol, IN (US);
Inventors:
Ledford Samuel Stults, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Dana F. Buccicone, Goshen, IN (US);
Randall White, Bristol, IN (US);
Assignee:
Elkhart Products Corporation, Langbroek, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fitting assembly for joining two pipes. The fitting assembly includes a fitting having a recess in a distal end for receiving a pipe end. A sealing ring is in the recess to provide a fluid-tight seal after the fitting is pressed. Also, a grab-ring is in the recess having a continuous sharp inner edge to engage an outer surface of the pipe after the fitting is pressed.