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US 2021/0062948 A1Published application
Push To Connect Coupling
AssigneeRain Bird Corporation
InventorsWilliam Tomas Phillips, Michael A. McAfee
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Abstract
A quick coupling system where a conduit can be pushed into the coupling to secure and seal the conduit with the coupling includes a gripping ring and a seal. The seal is located outboard of the gripping ring so that the gripping ring does not damage the outer surface of the conduit engaged by the seal. The coupling system also may include a wiper outboard of the seal to clean the outer surface of the conduit as the conduit is inserted into the coupling system.
Claims17
A coupling comprising:
- a body defining at least one coupling opening;
- a gripping ring fitted into the opening;
- a cap secured in the opening outboard of the gripping ring;
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- a seal held by the cap outboard of the gripping ring.
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A coupling comprising:
- a body having a first welding portion and a second welding portion in a preassembled configuration;
- a cap having a third welding portion and a fourth welding portion in a preassembled configuration;
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- wherein the first and third welding portions and the second and fourth welding portion form two weld interfaces in the assembled configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.