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US 11,530,763 B2Granted
Pre-assembled coupling assemblies with pipe fitting
AssigneeASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
InventorsMatthew William McNamara, Jordan Cameron Belen, Stephen Eric Scott
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Abstract
A sprinkler configured for engagement with a coupling, the sprinkler includes a raised lip end, the sprinkler defining a raised lip at the raised lip end; and a deflector end disposed opposite from the raised lip end, the sprinkler defining a groove between the raised lip and the deflector end.
Claims9
A sprinkler configured for engagement with a coupling, the sprinkler comprising:
- a raised lip end, the sprinkler defining a raised lip at the raised lip end;
- and
- a deflector end disposed opposite from the raised lip end, the sprinkler defining a groove between the raised lip and the deflector end, the sprinkler defining a sealing surface between the raised lip and the groove, the sealing surface extending from the raised lip to the groove, the sealing surface being a cylindrical surface, the sprinkler defining an axis, and the raised lip extending radially outward from the sealing surface.
A pre-assembled coupling assembly comprising:
- a coupling, the coupling defining a coupling bore extending through the coupling, the coupling comprising a gasket disposed within the coupling bore, the gasket being relaxed and uncompressed when the coupling is in a relaxed position;
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- a sprinkler, the sprinkler defining a body portion and a frame portion, the sprinkler defining an axis extending from the body portion to the frame portion, the body portion inserted into the coupling bore, the coupling retained on the body portion of the sprinkler when the coupling is in the relaxed position, the body portion defining a raised lip, a groove, and a sealing surface, the raised lip extending radially outward from the sealing surface relative to the axis, a ridge of the coupling being axially aligned with the groove relative to the axis, the gasket contacting the sealing surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.