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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US);
Inventors:
John Gibb, Beeton, CA;
Douglas R. Dole, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 43/00 (2006.01); F16L 17/04 (2006.01); F16L 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 43/00 (2013.01); F16L 17/04 (2013.01); F16L 41/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fitting for joining pipe elements together includes housing portions held preassembled in spaced apart relation to permit pipe elements to be inserted without disassembly of the fitting. Elbow and tee fittings include sealing elements which support the housing portions in spaced relation. Angled surfaces on each housing portion interact with one another to rotate the housing portions in opposite directions to form a rigid joint between the fitting and the pipe elements.