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US 12,320,459 B2Granted
Conduit coupling with indicator of bend plane
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsBailey Justin Ferkel, Gary M Steen
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Abstract
A conduit coupling includes a first connector at a first end of the conduit coupling, a second connector at a second end of the conduit coupling, and a stem between the first connector and the second connector. A first end of the stem is attached to the first connector. A second end of the stem is attached to the second connector. The stem is bent at a particular bend angle along a bend plane. The first connector includes an indicator that indicates an orientation of the bend plane.
Claims15
A conduit coupling, comprising:
- a first connector at a first end of the conduit coupling;
- a second connector at a second end of the conduit coupling;
- and
- a stem between the first connector and the second connector, wherein:
- a first end of the stem is attached to the first connector,
- a second end of the stem is attached to the second connector,
- the stem is bent, along a bend plane, between a first portion of the stem and a second portion of the stem at a particular bend angle that is less than 90 degrees, and
- the first connector includes an indicator that indicates an orientation of the bend plane.
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A conduit assembly, comprising:
- a conduit;
- a first conduit coupling attached to a first end of the conduit;
- and
- a second conduit coupling attached to a second end of the conduit, wherein:
- the first conduit coupling includes a first stem bent, along a first bend plane, between a first portion of the first stem and a second portion of the first stem at a particular bend angle that is less than 90 degrees
- the first conduit coupling includes a first indicator that indicates an orientation of the first bend plane,
- the second conduit coupling includes a second stem bent at a second bend angle along a second bend plane, and
- the second conduit coupling includes a second indicator that indicates an orientation of the second bend plane.
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