Connector for mainline pipe and outlet pipe
AssigneeAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
InventorsKurt Michael Keene, Jeffrey Allan Warden, Joseph Michael Halter
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Abstract
A system for connecting a mainline pipe with an outlet pipe is provided. The system comprises an outlet pipe configured to be coupled to a mainline pipe near a proximal end of the outlet pipe, a first sleeve disposed on an exterior surface of the outlet pipe and comprising a first lip at a proximal end of the first sleeve, and a second sleeve disposed on the first sleeve and comprising a second lip at a proximal end of the second sleeve. The first lip of the first sleeve may be configured to abut an interior surface of the mainline pipe, and the second lip of the second sleeve may be configured to abut an exterior surface of the mainline pipe.
Claims19
A system for connecting a mainline pipe with an outlet pipe, the system comprising:
- the outlet pipe configured to be coupled to the mainline pipe near a proximal end of the outlet pipe;
- a first sleeve disposed on an exterior surface of the outlet pipe and comprising a first lip at a proximal end of the first sleeve;
- a second sleeve disposed on the first sleeve, comprising:
- a second lip at a proximal end of the second sleeve;
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- a plurality of recesses extending circumferentially around an outer surface of the second sleeve and spaced apart along an entire axial length of the second sleeve;
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- a gap formed between an inner diameter of the second sleeve and an outer diameter of the first sleeve when the second sleeve is disposed on the first sleeve,
- wherein the first lip of the first sleeve is configured to abut an interior surface of the mainline pipe and the first lip comprises a curvature that corresponds to a curvature of the interior surface of the mainline pipe,
- wherein the second lip of the second sleeve is configured to abut an exterior surface of the mainline pipe, and
- wherein the outlet pipe is configured to extend past both ends of the first sleeve.
A system for connecting a mainline pipe with an outlet pipe,
- the system comprising:
- the outlet pipe configured to be coupled to the mainline pipe near a proximal end of the outlet pipe;
- a first sleeve disposed on an exterior surface of the outlet pipe and comprising a first lip at a proximal end of the first sleeve, the first lip being configured to abut an interior surface of the mainline pipe, and the first lip comprises a curvature that corresponds to a curvature of the interior surface of the mainline pipe;
- a second sleeve disposed on the first sleeve, comprising:
- a second lip at a proximal end of the second sleeve, the second lip being configured to abut an exterior surface of the mainline pipe;
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- a plurality of recesses extending circumferentially around an outer surface of the second sleeve and spaced apart along an entire axial length of the second sleeve;
- a gap formed between an inner diameter of the second sleeve and an outer diameter of the first sleeve when the second sleeve is disposed on the first sleeve, and
- wherein the outlet pipe is configured to extend past both ends of the first sleeve, wherein:
- an exterior surface of the first sleeve comprises a plurality of ridges,
- an interior surface of the second sleeve comprises a plurality of ridges, and
- the ridges of the first sleeve and the ridges of the second sleeve are configured to interact with each other to inhibit movement between the first sleeve and the second sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.