Double ball biaxial pipe coupling
OwnerShannon Gutierrezinventor
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Abstract
A double ball pipe coupling with two axes for connecting fluid pipes or conduits at eccentric angles while reducing or eliminating frictions loss. The coupling also provides movement of pipes or fluid pathways that are under low to high pressures. Two outer shell halves contain two ball joints with protruding connections and or outer fittings for most applications. The shell halves being mostly uniform or oblong or distorted for highly non-collinear connections. The ball joints containing pathways rotate within each shell half while permitting fluid flow as intended while greatly reducing restrictions.
Claims3
A unitary double ball pipe coupling comprising:
- an oval body having a static hollow longitudinal axis, first and second ball joint members extending into opposite socket ends of the oval body, wherein the oval body comprises a first shell half and a second shell half;
- wherein, each shell half having a socket cavity and a larger circular flange extending axially outward from a smaller circular end, said smaller circular end being truncated and having a diameter smaller than the flange, each shell half having diametrically opposed internal oval retaining knobs protruding inwardly into the socket cavity of said shell half serving to accept and retain backstops, each shell half having semicircular grooves internally and annular near the smaller circular end of said shell half to accept a seal;
- said second shell half having an externally threaded flange;
- said first shell half having a first outer indicator mark;
- said second shell half having a second indicator mark;
- said first and second indicator marks being diametrically opposed and radially located ninety degrees from center of said inner backstops indicating the maximum allowable degree of fluid flow across eccentric pathways;
- a singular setting ring to engage and lock the first and second shell halves, said ring fitting over a rearward side of the first shell half and threading onto the second shell half threaded flange, said ring being free-standing while not engaged.
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