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US 2019/0252869 A1Published application
Integrated Piping Conduit with Adaptor Device and Method
AssigneeQuick Fitting, Inc.
InventorsDavid B. Crompton, Libardo Ochoa Dias, Herbert J. Bouchard
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Abstract
Embodiments of an integrated piping conduit in accordance with aspects of the present invention include a push-to-connect fitting integrated with an adaptor device and associated methods. Embodiments include an adaptor having a body portion, and an ear member extending at least partially radially outwardly and at least partially axially outwardly from the outer surface of the body portion.
Claims12
An adaptor for securing a fitting to a utility box, comprising:
- a body portion comprising an outer circumferential wall and at least one ear member extending radially outwardly from, and integrally formed with, the outer circumferential wall, wherein the at least one ear member comprises an outer edge, a first wall tapering along a first plane inwardly from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, and a second wall tapering along a second plane inwardly from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, wherein the outer circumferential wall has a first width and the outer edge has a second width, wherein the second width is smaller than the first width, and wherein the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the outer edge of the at least one ear member is greater than the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the adaptor body portion outer circumferential wall.
A conduit device, comprising:
- a fitting comprising an interior wall, an exterior wall, a first end wall and a second end wall, wherein the interior wall is threaded and defines a cavity extending axially through the fitting;
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- an adaptor comprising a body portion with an interior wall and an outer circumferential wall, wherein the interior wall defines an opening extending through the adaptor along an adaptor axis, and wherein the fitting is removably engageable with the adaptor, wherein the adaptor further comprises at least one ear member extending radially outwardly from, and integrally formed with, the outer circumferential wall of the body portion of the adaptor, and wherein the at least one ear member comprises an outer edge, a first wall tapering along a first plane inwardly from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, and a second wall tapering along a second plane inwardly from the outer circumferential wall to the outer edge, wherein the outer circumferential wall has a first width and the outer edge has a second width, wherein the second width is smaller than the first width, and wherein the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the outer edge of the at least one ear member is greater than the radial distance from the adaptor axis to the adaptor body portion outer circumferential wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.