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US 10,836,114 B1Granted
Method for connecting piping pieces
AssigneeAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
InventorJames Clemans
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Abstract
A method for connecting piping includes securing a first piping portion to a base. A second piping portion is secured to a rotating portion. The second piping portion is then rotated. While the second piping portion is rotating, the second piping portion is inserted and driven through the first piping portion. A portion of the first piping portion disconnects from the remainder of the first piping portion. After this disconnection, a rotation of the second piping portion is stopped. A solid weld is formed between the first piping portion and the second piping portion.
Claims19
A method for connecting piping, comprising:
- securing a first piping portion to a base, such that rotational movement of the first piping portion with respect to the base is prevented, wherein the first piping portion includes a front side and a rear side, wherein the first piping portion comprises an endcap;
- securing a second piping portion to a rotating member;
- rotating the rotating member, thereby rotating the second piping portion;
- while the second piping portion is rotating, inserting the second piping portion into the front side of the first piping portion;
- while the second piping portion while rotating is inserted into the front side of the first piping portion, driving the second piping portion through the first piping portion such that a portion of the first piping portion disconnects, at least partially, from a remainder of the first piping portion;
- after the portion of the first piping portion disconnects from the remainder of the first piping portion, stopping the rotation of the rotating member, thereby stopping the rotation of the second piping portion;
- releasing the first piping portion from the base;
- and
- releasing the second piping portion from the rotating member.
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A method for connecting piping, comprising:
- securing a first piping portion to a base, such that rotational movement of the first piping portion with respect to the base is prevented, wherein the first piping portion comprises a hub;
- securing a second piping portion to a rotating member, wherein the second piping portion includes a front side and a rear side, wherein the second piping portion comprises an endcap;
- rotating the rotating member, thereby rotating the second piping portion;
- while the second piping portion is rotating, inserting the first piping portion into the front side of the second piping portion;
- while the second piping portion while rotating is receiving the first piping portion being inserted, driving the second piping portion onto the first piping portion such that a portion of the first piping portion disconnects, at least partially, from a remainder of the first piping portion;
- after the portion of the first piping portion disconnects from the remainder of the first piping portion, stopping the rotation of the rotating member, thereby stopping the rotation of the second piping portion;
- releasing the first piping portion from the base;
- and
- releasing the second piping portion from the rotating member.
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A method for connecting piping, comprising:
- securing a first piping portion to a base, such that rotational movement of the first piping portion with respect to the base is prevented, wherein the first piping portion includes a front side and a rear side;
- securing a second piping portion to a rotating member;
- rotating the rotating member, thereby rotating the second piping portion;
- rotating the base, thereby rotating the first piping portion;
- while the second piping portion is rotating, inserting the second piping portion into the front side of the first piping portion;
- while the second piping portion while rotating is inserted into the front side of the first piping portion, driving the second piping portion through the first piping portion such that a portion of the first piping portion disconnects, at least partially, from a remainder of the first piping portion;
- after the portion of the first piping portion disconnects from the remainder of the first piping portion, stopping the rotation of the rotating member, thereby stopping the rotation of the second piping portion;
- releasing the first piping portion from the base;
- and
- releasing the second piping portion from the rotating member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.