# US 10,700,506 B2 · Integrated piping conduit with adapter device and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,700,506 B2 - Document ID: US10700506B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/395,630 - Filed: 2019-04-26 - Published: 2019-08-15 - Granted: 2020-06-30 - Earliest claimed: 2014-07-25 - Assignees: Quick Fitting, Inc. - Applicants: Quick Fitting, Inc. - Inventors: David B. Crompton; Libardo Ochoa Dias; Herbert J. Bouchard - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10700506B2 ## CPC - H02G 15/013: Sealing means for cable inlets (inlets for cables filled with, or surrounded by, gas or oil H02G15/32) - F16L 37/0915: {with a separate member for releasing the coupling} - F16L 37/105: {the rotating sleeve having on its inner surface several axially spaced and circumferentially discontinuous threads which engage with the threads on the male part which are also spaced axially and circumferentially discontinuous} - H02G 3/0625: {with means for preventing disengagement of conductors} - H02G 3/088: {Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings or inlets} - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL ## Abstract Embodiments of an integrated piping conduit in accordance with aspects of the present invention include a push-to-connect fitting integrated with an adaptor device and associated methods. Embodiments include an adaptor having a body portion, and an ear member extending at least partially radially outwardly and at least partially axially outwardly from the outer surface of the body portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An adaptor for securing a fitting to a utility box, comprising: a body portion comprising an outer circumferential wall and at least one ear member extending radially outwardly from, and integrally formed with, the outer circumferential wall, wherein the at least one ear member comprises an outer edge, a first wall tapering along a first plane inwardly from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, and a second wall tapering along a second plane inwardly from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, wherein the outer circumferential wall has a first width and the outer edge has a second width, wherein the second width is smaller than the first width, and wherein the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the outer edge of the at least one ear member is greater than the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the adaptor body portion outer circumferential wall, wherein the outer edge of the at least one ear member comprises at least one chamfered side edge extending along a side edge plane to a top squared off edge extending along a top edge plane that is parallel with the adaptor axis, and wherein the at least one chamfered side edge is adapted to engage a floor of the utility box when the body portion is rotated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The adaptor of claim 1, wherein the outer edge of the at least one ear member comprises a plurality of chamfered side edges. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The adaptor of claim 2, wherein the outer edge of the at least one ear member includes a squared off edge between the plurality of chamfered edges. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The adaptor of claim 1, wherein the body portion has a thickness and the at least one ear member has a thickness, and further wherein the body portion thickness is larger than the at least one ear member thickness. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The adaptor of claim 1, wherein the body portion is substantially ring-shaped. ### Claim 6 A conduit device, comprising: a fitting comprising an interior wall, an exterior wall, a first end wall and a second end wall, wherein the interior wall is threaded and defines a cavity extending axially through the fitting; and an adaptor comprising a body portion with an interior wall and an outer circumferential wall, wherein the interior wall defines an opening extending through the adaptor along an adaptor axis, and wherein the fitting is removably engageable with the adaptor, wherein the adaptor further comprises at least one ear member extending radially outwardly from, and integrally formed with, the outer circumferential wall of the body portion of the adaptor, and wherein the at least one ear member comprises an outer edge, a first wall tapering along a first plane inwardly from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, and a second wall tapering along a second plane inwardly from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, wherein the outer circumferential wall has a first width and the outer edge has a second width, wherein the second width is smaller than the first width, and wherein the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the outer edge of the at least one ear member is greater than the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the adaptor body portion outer circumferential wall, wherein the outer edge of the at least one ear member comprises at least one chamfered side edge extending along a side edge plane to a top squared off edge extending along a top edge plane that is parallel with the adaptor axis, and wherein the at least one chamfered side edge is adapted to engage a floor of the utility box when the body portion is rotated. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The conduit device of claim 6, wherein the fitting further comprises a wedge portion comprising an external surface, wherein the external surface of the wedge portion comprises a thread, and wherein the interior surface of the adaptor body portion comprises a thread-receiving groove. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The conduit device of claim 7, wherein the wedge portion thread engages the adaptor thread-receiving groove. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The conduit device of claim 6, wherein the fitting exterior wall comprises a collar portion integrally formed with the fitting and extending radially outwardly of the fitting exterior wall. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The conduit device of claim 6, wherein the at least one chamfered side edge comprises a pair of chamfered side edges. ### Claim 11 An adaptor for securing a fitting to a utility box, comprising: a body portion comprising an outer circumferential wall and at least one ear member extending radially outwardly and axially inwardly from, and integrally formed with, the outer circumferential wall, wherein the at least one ear member comprises an outer edge, a first wall tapering along a first plane radially outwardly and axially inwardly from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, and a second wall tapering along a second plane radially outwardly and axially toward the first wall from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, wherein the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the outer edge of the at least one ear member is greater than the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the adaptor body portion outer circumferential wall, and wherein the outer edge of the at least one ear member engages a floor of the utility box and not a side wall of the utility box when the adaptor is rotated. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The adaptor of claim 11, wherein the outer edge of the at least one ear member comprises a radially outer edge. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The adaptor of claim 11, wherein the outer edge of the at least one ear member comprises at least one chamfered side edge extending along a side edge plane, and wherein the at least one chamfered side edge is adapted to engage the floor of the utility box.