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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Mark Knapp, Ravenna, OH (US);
Inventor:
Mark Knapp, Ravenna, OH (US);
Assignee:
Springseal, Inc., Streetsboro, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 21/02 (2006.01); F16L 17/025 (2006.01); F16L 25/00 (2006.01); F16L 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 25/0036 (2013.01); F16L 17/025 (2013.01); F16L 25/0054 (2013.01); F16L 25/12 (2013.01); Y10S 285/903 (2013.01);
Abstract
A coupler assembly for use with a pipe or piping sections comprising a unitary annular body, forming first and second cylindrical openings for surrounding a pipe or piping sections to facilitate forming a fluid-tight seal therein. The unitary annular body comprises a medial portion and first and second longitudinal portions integrally connected to opposite ends of the medial portion. Extending from the first and second longitudinal portions away from the medial portion are respective first and second locking arrangements for securing the coupler assembly to a pipe or piping sections.