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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin J. Blease, Easton, PA (US);
Justin P. Brandt, Flemington, NJ (US);
Craig Haney, Nazareth, PA (US);
Steve A. Wortmann, Slatington, PA (US);
Douglas R. Dole, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Victaulic Company, Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 17/00 (2006.01); F16L 17/04 (2006.01); F16L 21/00 (2006.01); F16L 25/12 (2006.01); F16L 21/06 (2006.01); F16L 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 17/04 (2013.01); F16L 21/005 (2013.01); F16L 25/12 (2013.01); F16L 21/065 (2013.01); F16L 23/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mechanical coupling for joining pipe elements end to end has a channel that receives a ring seal. The channel is defined by oppositely disposed sidewalls and the ring seal has lobes on opposite sides. The lobes have surfaces facing the side surfaces of the channel. When the ring seal is seated within the channel, each lobe surface contacts a respective side surface such that the lobes deform inwardly toward the center of the channel.