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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Joseph P. Schutte, Westland, MI (US);
William Franklin Turnau, Iii, Canton, MI (US);
Brian D. Sanzone, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Derry Yourman, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph P. Schutte, Westland, MI (US);
William Franklin Turnau, III, Canton, MI (US);
Brian D. Sanzone, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Derry Yourman, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
BRASSCRAFT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Novi, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/144 (2013.01); F16L 37/0915 (2016.05);
Abstract
An apparatus for minimizing rotation of a conduit has a housing that has a keyway and envelops the conduit. A gripper holds the conduit and opposes rotation of it. The gripper has a key for cooperating with the keyway such that the housing does not rotate about the gripper.