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US 11,114,826 B2Granted
Conduit fitting
AssigneeGrease Fire Begone LLC
InventorsJoseph R. Napoli, Charles A. Shockency
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Abstract
A conduit fitting is provided herein. The conduit fitting may be configured to couple to an electrical mechanical tubing (EMT) often used in a fire suppression system. The conduit fitting may include an upper cylindrical section and a lower conical section. The upper cylindrical section and the lower conical section can both include a slit extending partially through the conduit fitting.
Claims18
A conduit fitting configured to couple to an electrical mechanical tubing (EMT) connector within a fire suppression system, the conduit fitting comprising:
- an upper cylindrical section comprising a threaded receiving element configured to receive a threaded securing element of the EMT connector;
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- a lower conical section including a continuous inner conical surface separated by a slit,
- the upper cylindrical section and the lower conical section both including the slit extending partially through the conduit fitting.
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A fire suppression system comprising:
- a control system including a storage container containing a fire suppression agent;
- a protected area including an exhaust duct and an exhaust hood, the protected area including a plurality of conduits extending from the control system;
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- at least one fusible link system positioned on at least one conduit of the plurality of conduits, the at least one fusible link system including an electrical mechanical tubing (EMT) connector comprising a threaded securing element;
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- a conduit fitting configured to couple to the EMT connector, the conduit fitting comprising:
- an upper cylindrical section comprising a threaded receiving element configured to receive the threaded securing element of the EMT connector;
- and
- a lower conical section including a continuous inner conical surface separated by a slit,
- the upper cylindrical section and the lower conical section both including the slit extending partially through the conduit fitting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.