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US 11,248,367 B2Granted
Hydrant nozzle cap spacer
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsDaryl Lee Gibson, Bruce Robertson, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
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Abstract
Example aspects of a nozzle cap spacer for a hydrant nozzle cap, a spaced nozzle cap assembly, and a method for adjusting a rotational indexing of a nozzle cap are disclosed. The nozzle cap spacer for a hydrant nozzle cap can comprise a spacer body defining an outer body edge; and a resilient first spacer spring arm extending from the outer body edge, wherein the first spacer spring arm is biased away from the spacer body in an extended orientation.
Claims22
A nozzle cap spacer for a hydrant nozzle cap comprising:
- a spacer body defining an outer body edge;
- a resilient first spacer spring arm extending from the outer body edge, the first spacer spring arm defining a proximal arm end and a distal arm end, the proximal arm end connected to the spacer body, wherein the first spacer spring arm is biased away from the spacer body in an extended orientation, and wherein the first spacer spring arm is substantially coplanar with the spacer body;
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- a slot defined between the first spacer spring arm and the outer body edge, wherein a width of the slot between the distal arm end and the outer body edge is greater than a width of the slot between the proximal arm end and the outer body edge.
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A spaced nozzle cap assembly comprising:
- a nozzle cap comprising a cap body, the cap body comprising an inner wall and a bore sidewall, the bore sidewall defining a bore terminating at the inner wall, the cap body defining a first body end and a second body end, the bore extending from the second body end of the cap body to the inner wall of the cap body, wherein the bore sidewall defines internal threading and an annular recess, the internal threading extends from the second body end towards the inner wall, and the annular recess is oriented between the internal threading and the inner wall;
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- a nozzle cap spacer comprising a spacer body and a spacer spring arm extending substantially radially outward from the spacer body, the nozzle cap spacer received within the bore, the spacer spring arm engaging the bore sidewall, a front spacer surface of the nozzle cap spacer abutting the inner wall, wherein the spacer spring arm extends into the annular recess.
A method for adjusting a rotational indexing of a nozzle cap comprising:
- providing a nozzle cap and nozzle connector, the nozzle cap defining a bore sidewall, the bore sidewall defining a threaded bore;
- inserting a nozzle cap spacer into the threaded bore to adjust a rotational indexing of the nozzle cap relative to the nozzle connector, the nozzle cap spacer comprising a spacer body and a spacer spring arm extending substantially radially outward from the spacer body;
- engaging the spacer spring arm with the bore sidewall to bias the spacer spring arm radially inward toward the spacer body;
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- connecting the nozzle cap to the nozzle connector.
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A spaced nozzle cap assembly comprising:
- a nozzle cap comprising a cap body, the cap body comprising an inner wall and a bore sidewall, the bore sidewall defining a bore terminating at the inner wall, wherein the nozzle cap comprises an antenna;
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- a nozzle cap spacer comprising a spacer body and a spacer spring arm extending substantially radially outward from the spacer body, the nozzle cap spacer received within the bore, the spacer spring arm engaging the bore sidewall, wherein the nozzle cap spacer is configured to adjust a rotational indexing of the nozzle cap to reorient the antenna.
A spaced nozzle cap assembly comprising:
- a nozzle cap comprising a cap body, the cap body comprising an inner wall and a bore sidewall, the bore sidewall defining a bore terminating at the inner wall, wherein the nozzle cap defines a leak channel;
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- a nozzle cap spacer comprising a spacer body and a spacer spring arm extending substantially radially outward from the spacer body, the nozzle cap spacer received within the bore, the spacer spring arm engaging the bore sidewall, wherein the nozzle cap spacer is positioned adjacent to the leak channel but does not extend into the leak channel.
A spaced nozzle cap assembly comprising:
- a nozzle cap comprising a cap body, the cap body comprising an inner wall and a bore sidewall, the bore sidewall defining a bore terminating at the inner wall;
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- a nozzle cap spacer comprising a spacer body and a spacer spring arm extending substantially radially outward from the spacer body, the nozzle cap spacer received within the bore, the spacer spring arm engaging the bore sidewall;
- wherein the spacer spring arm is configurable in an extended orientation and a compressed orientation, and wherein the bore sidewall biases the spacer spring arm radially inward to the compressed orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.