Check valve connector system
OwnerGregory Reinhartinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a check valve connector system for coupling a lateral pipe and a main pipe. The check valve connector system can include a fitting, a saddle member, and a check valve. The fitting can include a first end, a second end, an elbow, and an opening. The opening can be formed between the first end and the second end. The first end can be configured to receive the main pipe. The elbow can extend outwardly from the fitting and can include an aperture. The aperture can include a pear-shaped cross section and can be configured to receive the lateral pipe. The saddle member can be configured to couple the fitting and the main pipe. The saddle member can include a hole for receiving the fitting. The check valve can be disposed between the fitting and the saddle member.
Claims20
A check valve connector system for coupling a lateral pipe and a main pipe, comprising:
- a fitting including a first end, a second end, an elbow, and an opening formed between the first end and the second end and fluidly coupled to the elbow, the first end configured to receive the main pipe, the elbow extending outwardly from the fitting and including an aperture having a pear-shaped cross section and configured to receive the lateral pipe;
- a saddle member configured to couple the fitting and the main pipe, the saddle member including a hole for receiving the fitting;
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- a check valve disposed between the fitting and the saddle member.
A check valve connector system for coupling a lateral pipe and a main pipe, comprising:
- a fitting including:
- a first end configured to receive the main pipe,
- a second end,
- an elbow extending outwardly from the fitting and including:
- an aperture having a pear-shaped cross section and configured to receive the lateral pipe, the pear-shaped cross section formed from a top circle having a first diameter and a bottom circle having a second diameter connected by tangential lines on each side thereof, the first diameter being greater than the second diameter,
- a protrusion disposed between the first end and the elbow, and
- a first projection and a second projection, the first projection and the second projection disposed opposite each other within the elbow, the first projection and the second projection configured to hold the lateral pipe when received thereby, and
- an opening formed between the first end and the second end and fluidly coupled to the elbow;
- a saddle member configured to couple the fitting and the main pipe, the saddle member including a hole for receiving the fitting and a flange having a curvature that allows for the flange to nest with the main pipe;
- a check valve disposed between the fitting and the saddle member and including:
- a metal cage disposed within the hole, and
- a hollow ball disposed within the metal cage and configured to move between an open position and a closed position;
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- a plug configured to couple with the first end of the fitting and threadably coupled to the first end.
A method for controlling water in a field, comprising:
- providing a drainage system including a main pipe and a lateral pipe;
- providing a check valve connector system including:
- a fitting including a first end, a second end, an elbow, and an opening formed between the first end and the second end and fluidly coupled to the elbow, the first end configured to receive the main pipe, the elbow extending outwardly from the fitting and including an aperture having a pear-shaped cross section and configured to receive the lateral pipe,
- a saddle member configured to couple the fitting and the main pipe, the saddle member including a hole for receiving the fitting, and
- a check valve disposed between the fitting and the saddle member;
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- installing the check valve connector system to the drainage system by coupling the elbow to the lateral pipe and the saddle member to the main pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.