# US 11,028,945 B2 · Adjustable fitting assembly

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- Number: US 11,028,945 B2
- Document ID: US11028945B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/878,483
- Filed: 2020-05-19
- Published: 2020-09-10
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-08-30
- Assignees: Anvil International, LLC
- Applicants: Anvil International, LLC
- Inventors: Gregory Nicholas Stagliano Ohnemus
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11028945B2

## CPC

- F16B 2/10: using pivoting jaws
- F16L 3/20: allowing movement in transverse direction
- A62C 35/68: Details, e.g. of pipes or valve systems (valves in general F16K)
- F16B 7/0446: {for tubes using the innerside thereof (F16B7/025 takes precedence)}
- F16B 7/048: {for rods or for tubes without using the innerside thereof}
- F16B 7/18: using screw-thread elements {(F16B7/025 takes precedence; for turnbuckles F16B7/06)}
- F16B 2/065: {using screw-thread elements (F16B2/08 - F16B2/12 take precedence)}
- F16B 13/0858: {with an expansible sleeve or dowel body driven against a tapered or spherical expander plug (F16B13/004 takes precedence)}
- F16L 3/11: and hanging from a pendant (F16L3/14 takes precedence)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- A62C: FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10)

## Abstract

Example aspects of fitting assembly and a method for adjusting a length thereof are disclosed. The fitting assembly can comprise a jaw fitting comprising a body, a first jaw extending from the body, and a second jaw extending from the body, the first jaw oriented substantially parallel to the second jaw, the jaw fitting defining a bore formed through the body and a hole formed through the first jaw, the jaw fitting further defining a slot between the first jaw and second jaw; a first fastener engaged with the hole and extending into the slot, the first fastener configured to couple a brace member to the jaw fitting; and a second fastener defining a tail end engaged with the bore, the second fastener repositionable relative to the jaw fitting to adjust a length of the fitting assembly, wherein the second fastener is oriented perpendicular to the first fastener.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for adjusting a length of a fitting assembly comprising;
providing the fitting assembly, the fitting assembly comprising a tubular brace member and a fitting, the tubular brace member comprising a cylindrical sidewall defining a cylindrical hollow interior, the fitting defining a first jaw, a second jaw, a slot defined between the first jaw and second jaw, a lip proximate to the second jaw and distal to the first jaw, a bore, wherein the bore does not extend into the second jaw, and a hole;
inserting a portion of the cylindrical sidewall of the tubular brace member into the slot;
abutting a peripheral edge of the tubular brace member against an end wall of the slot and against a lip wall of the lip;
inserting a first fastener through the hole and engaging the cylindrical sidewall with the first fastener to couple the fitting to the tubular brace member;
engaging a tail end of a second fastener with the bore, the second fastener selectively repositionable relative to the fitting between a first orientation and a second orientation; and
repositioning the second fastener relative to the fitting to reposition the second fastener between the first orientation and the second orientation.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the bore is a threaded bore;
the tail end of the second fastener is a threaded tail end configured to rotatably engage the threaded bore; and
repositioning the second fastener relative to the fitting comprises adjusting an effective length of the fitting assembly by rotating the threaded tail end within the threaded bore.