Couplings
AssigneeFranklin Fueling Systems, Inc.
InventorsJohn Alexandre Boudry, Jan Ageheim
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Abstract
A coupling component having a first end and a second end, said fitting having a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end, the first end of the component comprising a first tubular portion having a first internal diameter adapted to form a sliding fit with a first pipe section, and a first sealing means adapted such that the first end can be sealed in use to the first pipe section; the second end having a second diameter or cross-sectional area which is larger than the first diameter and wherein the second end incorporates a flange, wherein at least part of the face of said flange is in a plane substantially non-perpendicular to, or offset from, the longitudinal axis of the component.
Claims23
A coupling component having a first end and a second end, said fitting having a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end, the first end of the component including a first tubular portion having a first internal diameter adapted to form a sliding fit with a first pipe section, and a first sealing means adapted such that the first end can be sealed in use to the first pipe section;
- the second end having a second diameter or cross-sectional area which is larger than the first diameter and wherein the second end incorporates an end face, wherein the end face is in a plane substantially non-perpendicular to, or offset from, the longitudinal axis of the component and wherein the second end further includes a mating region.
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