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US 11,725,760 B2Granted
Coupling segment with monolithic pivot
AssigneeASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
InventorsJordan Cameron Belen, Jeffrey Brian Shaffer, Matthew William McNamara, Stephen Eric Scott
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Abstract
A coupling segment includes an arcuate segment body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a first shoulder that is formed proximate to the first end and comprises a first fastener pad extending outwardly from the arcuate segment body, the first shoulder further defining an interior edge; and a first pivot extending from the first shoulder at the interior edge, wherein the first pivot is cast monolithically with the arcuate segment body and the first shoulder.
Claims17
A coupling segment comprising:
- an arcuate segment body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a first shoulder that is formed proximate to the first end and comprises a first fastener pad extending outwardly from the arcuate segment body, the first shoulder further defining an interior edge;
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- a first pivot extending from the first shoulder at the interior edge, wherein the first pivot is cast monolithically with the arcuate segment body and the first shoulder, the first pivot defining a pivot interior edge, a pivot outer edge opposite the pivot interior edge, and a pivot bottom edge distal to the first shoulder;
- wherein the first pivot further defines a transition feature extending between the pivot bottom edge and the pivot outer edge, and wherein the transition feature is a beveled corner.
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A pipe coupling comprising:
- a monolithically-cast first coupling segment comprising a first end and a second end distal to the first end, a first pivot formed proximate to the first end;
- a second coupling segment comprising a first end and a second end distal to the first end, the first pivot engaging the second coupling segment proximate to the first end of the second coupling segment;
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- a first tightening element configured to draw the first end of the monolithically-cast first coupling segment towards the first end of the second coupling segment;
- wherein:
- the first pivot is configured to pivot against a substantially planar pivot surface of the second coupling segment as the first end of the monolithically-cast first coupling segment is drawn towards the first end of the second coupling segment;
- a first shoulder is formed proximate to the first end of the monolithically-cast first coupling segment;
- the first shoulder comprises a first fastener pad;
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- the first pivot extends from the first shoulder;
- the first shoulder further defines an interior edge and the first pivot extends from the first shoulder at the interior edge;
- the first pivot defines:
- an interior vertical edge extending from the first shoulder and substantially aligned with the interior edge of the first shoulder;
- an outer edge extending from the first shoulder;
- a bottom edge;
- and
- a transition feature between the bottom edge and the outer edge;
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- the transition feature is a beveled corner.
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