Gap filling shipping cap for leveraged refrigerant fitting
AssigneeHanon Systems
InventorsEric Kesler, Dale Filhart
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Abstract
The block fitting assembly comprises a male block having a projecting portion extending from a planar face thereof and a sealing and capping element configured for engagement with the male block. The sealing and capping element includes a face portion for engaging the planar face of the male block and a cap portion projecting from the face portion. The cap portion includes a circumferentially extending sidewall having a webbed portion and a cover portion. The cover portion of the sidewall is configured to be separated from the cap portion by a tearing or shearing of the cap portion at the webbed portion of the sidewall.
Claims20
A sealing and capping element configured for engagement with a male block of a block fitting assembly, the sealing and capping element comprising:
- a face portion configured to engage a substantially planar surface of the male block;
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- a cap portion configured to cover a projecting portion of the male block, the cap portion projecting from the face portion and including a circumferentially extending sidewall having a webbed portion and a cover portion.
A block fitting assembly comprising:
- a male block having a projecting portion extending from a planar face thereof;
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- a sealing and capping element configured for engagement with the male block, the sealing and capping element including a face portion for engaging the planar face of the male block and a cap portion projecting from the face portion, the cap portion including a circumferentially extending sidewall having a webbed portion and a cover portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.