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Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:

Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Inventors:

Chetan Bangalore Vijayadevaraj, Karnataka, IN;

Pradeep Kumar, Uttar Pradesh, IN;

Onkar Bhise, Maharashtra, IN;

Jason Dahms, Bowling Green, OH (US);

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/14 (2006.01); F16L 37/35 (2006.01); F16L 37/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/142 (2013.01); F16L 13/147 (2013.01); F16L 37/23 (2013.01); F16L 37/35 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49913 (2015.01); Y10T 137/87957 (2015.04);
Abstract

The present disclosure relate to coupling components including valve structures and methods for forming the valve structures. The method includes attaching together a male valve piece () and a female valve piece () to form a valve structure that extends along a longitudinal axis. The method includes inserting the male () and female () valve pieces axially together. The method also includes using a swaging tool () to inelastically deform at least one of the male and female valve pieces from an insertion configuration to a locking configuration in which relative axial movement between the male and female valve pieces is prevented.


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