The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2015
Spears Manufacturing Co., Sylmar, CA (US);
Wayne Spears, Sylmar, CA (US);
Robert Wayne Spears, II, Sylmar, CA (US);
David E. Littleton, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Spears Manufacturing Co., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
Each gripper washeris disposed between a gasket retaining ringand an end connector. The gripper washerscan be any size and dimension, and made from any material, including but not limited to plastic, polyvinyl chloride, or metal. The gripper washersare a washer-like structure, typically a metallic structure that comprises an interior diameter, a concentric inner periphery and an exterior periphery. Each gripper washeris disposed between a gasket retaining ringand an end connector, such that the exterior peripheryof the gripper washeris in contact with, or in close proximity to, the shoulderof the gasket retaining ring