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US 10,330,228 B2Granted
Pipe connection fitting
AssigneeIngersoll-Rand Company
InventorsEros Di Giusto, Mauro Dell'Acqua
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Abstract
A pipe connection fitting includes a gasket holder ring, a flap ring and a grip ring operably coupled together. A terminal housing is configured to engage with the gasket holder, flap ring and grip ring to form the pipe connection fitting adjacent an end of a pipe. The flap ring includes a plurality of tabs extending therefrom to provide an abutment for controlling a relative position of the grip ring.
Claims22
A pipe connection fitting comprising:
- a gasket holder ring;
- a seal positionable within the gasket holder ring;
- a flap ring having a first ring portion with a plurality of pivotable tabs extending therefrom;
- a hinge portion extending from the first ring portion of the flap ring to each of the plurality of tabs;
- a grip ring positionable adjacent the flap ring;
- and
- a terminal housing configured to slidingly engage with the gasket holder ring.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a flap ring configured to control an axial location of a component of a pipe connection fitting;
- wherein the flap ring comprises:
- a first ring portion having a substantially cylindrical outer wall diameter;
- a second ring portion having a tapered outer wall with a decreasing outer diameter projecting from the first ring portion to a distal end thereof;
- a plurality of slots formed intermittently around the second ring portion;
- a hinge connected to the first ring portion;
- and
- a plurality of tabs extending from the hinge to the distal end of the second ring, wherein each tab is positioned to correspond with one of the slots in the second ring portion;
- wherein the tabs project angularly outward from the hinge in a free state.
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A method comprising:
- installing a gasket holder ring on a pipe;
- positioning a flap ring at least partially within the gasket holder ring, the flap ring including:
- a first ring portion having a substantially cylindrical wall, a second ring portion having a tapered wall with a decreasing outer diameter projecting from the first portion, a plurality of slots formed intermittently around the second ring portion;
- a plurality of tabs pivotally connected to the first ring portion and positioned to align with the slots in the second ring portion, and a locator flange positioned between the first and second ring portions constructed to engage with an end wall of the gasket holder ring;
- positioning a grip ring with a circumferential tooth adjacent the flap ring;
- sliding a terminal housing over the gasket holder ring;
- pivoting the plurality of tabs during the sliding of the terminal;
- and
- lockingly engaging the tooth of the grip ring with a wall of the pipe as the terminal slides to an installed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.