Pipe union assembly
OwnerDavid Drokeinventor
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Abstract
A pipe union assembly that includes a female end of a first pipe section and a male end of a second pipe section. The pipe union assembly also includes a quick union nut securable to the female end, a retainer collar securable to the quick union nut and a segmented load ring disposed between the male end of the second pipe section and the quick union nut. The quick union nut, the retainer collar and the segmented load ring cooperate to maintain the male end of the second pipe section inside the female end of the first pipe section. A method of using the pipe union assembly to join a first pipe section and a second pipe section.
Claims18
A pipe union assembly, the pipe union assembly comprising:
- a female end of a first pipe section and a male end of a second pipe section;
- a quick union nut securable to the female end;
- a retainer collar securable to the quick union nut, the retainer collar includes a flanged second end that extends radially inward toward the male end of the second pipe section;
- a segmented load ring disposed between the male end of the second pipe section and the quick union nut, the segmented load ring engaged by the flanged second end of the retainer collar in an axial direction;
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- wherein the quick union nut, the retainer collar and the segmented load ring cooperate to maintain the male end of the second pipe section inside the female end of the first pipe section.
A method of joining a first pipe section and a second pipe section, the method comprising:
- employing a pipe union assembly to secure the first and second pipe sections together, the pipe union assembly comprising:
- a female end of a first pipe section and a male end of a second pipe section;
- a quick union nut securable to the female end;
- a retainer collar securable to the quick union nut, the retainer collar includes a flanged second end that extends radially inward toward the male end of the second pipe section;
- a segmented load ring disposed between the male end of the second pipe section and the quick union nut, the segmented load ring engaged by the flanged second end of the retainer collar in an axial direction;
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- wherein the quick union nut, the retainer collar and the segmented load ring cooperate to maintain the male end of the second pipe section inside the female end of the first pipe section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.