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US 12,140,252 B2Granted
Universal coupling
AssigneeAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
InventorsEvan Joseph Geno, Matthew Caleb Huizenga
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Abstract
A coupling configured to connect a first pipe to a plurality of pipes comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is tapered and comprises a plurality of lateral ribs and a plurality of longitudinal ribs, wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal ribs comprises a pliable and wedge-like shape, and each of the plurality of longitudinal ribs tapers toward the second end.
Claims20
A coupling configured to connect a first pipe to a second pipe, the second pipe being one of a plurality of pipes of varying diameters comprising:
- a first end configured to connect the first pipe;
- and
- a second end configured to connect the second pipe;
- wherein the second end is a tapered end that comprises a plurality of lateral ribs and a plurality of longitudinal ribs;
- wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal ribs extends between each of the plurality of lateral ribs;
- wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal ribs comprises a pliable and wedge-like shape configured to conform to each of the plurality of pipes;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal ribs tapers towards a top of the second end and is configured to accommodate each of the plurality of pipes.
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A coupling for a pipe comprising:
- a first end;
- and
- a second end;
- wherein the second end is tapered and comprises a plurality of lateral ribs and a plurality of longitudinal ribs;
- wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal ribs extend between each of the plurality of lateral ribs;
- wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal ribs comprises a pliable and wedge-like shape;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal ribs tapers towards a top of the second end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.