Saddle tap connection and installation device
AssigneeATS Products, Inc.
InventorDoug Williams
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to saddle tap assemblies comprising internal collars and external saddle taps; methods for making saddle tap assemblies, collars, saddle taps, and duct; and methods for joining ducts using saddle tap assemblies. Embodiments of the present invention may also include an installation tool for installing saddle tap assemblies. A saddle tap assembly may include an external slip tap, internal tap collar, a duct section, and adhesive. The external slip tap and the internal tap collar may each have a flange. The flanges may be curved. The flange of the internal collar may have a sheared portion permitting the flange of the internal collar to pass through an opening in a section of duct.
Claims20
A saddle tap assembly comprising:
- an internal slip collar with a flange end and a collar end, wherein the collar end is configured to fit into an opening in a section of duct and the flange end is configured to prevent the internal slip collar from completely passing through the opening;
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- an external saddle tap with a saddle flange end, wherein the saddle tap is configured to slide over the internal slip collar on an outside surface of the duct.
An internal slip collar comprising:
- a cylindrical portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the cylindrical portion defines a passageway between the first end and the second end;
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- a flange, wherein the flange is coupled to the second end, wherein the first end is adapted to fit through an opening in a duct section, wherein the flange prevents the internal lip collar from completely passing through the opening in the duct section, and wherein an external saddle tap is adapted to fit over the internal slip collar when the first end of the internal slip collar has been fit through the opening in the duct section.
An external saddle tap comprising:
- a throat portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the throat portion defines a passageway between the first end and the second end;
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- a saddle flange coupled to the first end and adapted to fit over an internal slip collar, wherein the internal slip collar comprises a flange that prevents the internal lip collar from completely passing through the opening in the duct section and a cylindrical portion that defines a passageway through the internal slip collar.
A method of installing a saddle tap assembly comprising:
- obtaining a section of duct;
- obtaining an internal slip collar with a flange end and a collar end;
- obtaining an external saddle tap with a saddle flange end;
- cutting an opening in the duct, wherein the opening is sized to accept the collar end of the internal slip collar;
- disposing the internal slip collar in the opening;
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- disposing the external saddle tap over the internal slip collar, wherein the saddle flange end is positioned over the collar end of the internal slip collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.