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US 11,231,134 B2Granted
Connector for pipes
AssigneeTrinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
InventorsAndrew James Heaton, Brian Lee Dillinger, Jagtar Singh Thethy
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Abstract
A pipe connector for connecting pipes that includes an elongate tubular body having an outer diameter, a sleeve disposed over the elongate tubular body, and a first wire ring. The elongate tubular body that has a groove formed on the outer diameter. The sleeve has a groove formed on an inner diameter that is spaced from a first end of the sleeve and is aligned with the groove of the elongate tubular member. The first wire ring is disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body and within the groove of the sleeve such that the sleeve is coupled to the elongate tubular body by the first wire ring.
Claims17
A pipe connector for connecting pipes, comprising:
- an elongate tubular body comprising a width, a length, an inner bore extending the length of the elongate tubular body, and an outer diameter, wherein the outer diameter comprises:
- a raised portion generally in a center of the elongate tubular body;
- a shoulder that protrudes from the outer diameter at a first end of the raised portion;
- and
- a groove formed on the outer diameter at a second end of the raised portion and spaced from the shoulder;
- a sleeve comprising a first end, a second end, and a groove on an inner diameter on the second end of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is disposed over the raised portion and coupled to the elongate tubular body;
- a first wire ring disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body and the groove of the sleeve;
- and
- a second wire ring disposed on the outer diameter of the elongate tubular body directly between the first end of the sleeve and the shoulder, wherein the sleeve is longitudinally fixed relative to the elongate tubular body by abutment with the first wire ring and the second wire ring.
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A method of assembly of a pipe connector, comprising:
- providing an elongate tubular body comprising a width, a length, an inner bore extending the length of the elongate tubular body, and an outer diameter, wherein the outer diameter comprises:
- a raised portion generally in a center of the elongate tubular body;
- a shoulder that protrudes from the outer diameter at a first end of the raised portion;
- and
- a groove formed on the outer diameter at a second end of the raised portion and spaced from the shoulder;
- providing a sleeve comprising a first end, a second end, and a groove on an inner diameter on the second end of the sleeve;
- and
- coupling the sleeve to the elongate tubular body, wherein coupling the sleeve to the elongate tubular body comprises:
- installing the sleeve over the outer diameter of the elongate tubular body;
- installing a first wire ring into the groove of the elongate tubular body and the groove of the sleeve;
- and
- installing a second wire ring between the sleeve and the shoulder of the elongate tubular body, wherein the sleeve is longitudinally fixed relative to the elongate tubular body by abutment with the first wire ring and the second wire ring.
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A pipe connector for connecting pipes, comprising:
- an elongate tubular body comprising a width, a length, an inner bore extending the length of the elongate tubular body, and an outer diameter, wherein the length of the elongate tubular body is longer than the width, and wherein the outer diameter comprises:
- a raised portion generally in a center of the elongate tubular body;
- a shoulder that protrudes from the outer diameter at a first end of the raised portion;
- and
- a groove formed on the outer diameter at a second end of the raised portion and spaced from the shoulder;
- a sleeve comprising a first end, a second end, and a groove on an inner diameter on the second end of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is disposed over the raised portion and coupled to the elongate tubular body, wherein the sleeve comprises a central cut out region between raised portions disposed at both ends of the sleeve that extend from the outer diameter of the sleeve such that the sleeve has a generally U-shaped cross-section, wherein the first end of the sleeve comprises a shoulder, and wherein the shoulder of the sleeve faces the shoulder of the elongate tubular body;
- a first wire ring disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body and the groove of the sleeve, wherein the groove on the second end of the sleeve comprises an extended lip that covers the first wire ring and maintains the first wire ring within the groove of the elongate tubular body;
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- a second wire ring disposed on the outer diameter of the elongate tubular body directly between the shoulder of the sleeve and the shoulder of the elongate tubular body, wherein the sleeve is longitudinally fixed relative to the elongate tubular body by abutment with the first wire ring and the second wire ring.
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A pipe connector for connecting pipes, comprising:
- an elongate tubular body comprising a width, a length, an inner bore extending the length of the elongate tubular body, and an outer diameter, wherein the length of the elongate tubular body is longer than the width, and wherein the outer diameter comprises:
- a raised portion generally in a center of the elongate tubular body;
- a shoulder that protrudes from the outer diameter at a first end of the raised portion;
- and
- a groove formed on the outer diameter at a second end of the raised portion and spaced from the shoulder;
- a sleeve comprising a first end, a second end, and a groove on an inner diameter on the second end of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is disposed over the raised portion and coupled to the elongate tubular body, wherein the sleeve comprises a central cut out region between raised portions disposed at both ends of the sleeve that extend from the outer diameter of the sleeve such that the sleeve has a generally U-shaped cross-section, wherein the first end of the sleeve comprises a shoulder, and wherein the shoulder of the sleeve faces the shoulder of the elongate tubular body;
- a first wire ring disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body and the groove of the sleeve, wherein the groove on the second end of the sleeve comprises an extended lip that covers the first wire ring and maintains the first wire ring within the groove of the elongate tubular body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.