Hydrant nozzle cap spacer
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsDaryl Lee Gibson, Bruce Robertson, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
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Abstract
Example aspects of a nozzle cap spacer for a hydrant nozzle cap, a spaced nozzle cap assembly, and a method for adjusting a rotational indexing of a nozzle cap are disclosed. The nozzle cap spacer for a hydrant nozzle cap can comprise a spacer body defining an outer body edge; and a resilient first spacer spring arm extending from the outer body edge, wherein the first spacer spring arm is biased away from the spacer body in an extended orientation.
Claims20
A nozzle cap spacer for a hydrant nozzle cap comprising:
- a spacer body defining an outer body edge;
- a resilient first spacer spring arm extending from the outer body edge, the first spacer spring arm defining a proximal arm end and a distal arm end, the proximal arm end connected to the spacer body, wherein the first spacer spring arm is biased away from the spacer body in an extended orientation;
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- a slot defined between the first spacer spring arm and the outer body edge, wherein a width of the slot between the distal arm end and the outer body edge is greater than a width of the slot between the proximal arm end and the outer body edge.
A spaced nozzle cap assembly comprising:
- a nozzle cap comprising a cap body, the cap body comprising an inner wall and a bore sidewall, the bore sidewall defining a bore terminating at the inner wall;
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- a nozzle cap spacer comprising a spacer body and a spacer spring arm extending substantially radially outward from the spacer body, the nozzle cap spacer received within the bore, the spacer spring arm engaging the bore sidewall.
A method for adjusting a rotational indexing of a nozzle cap comprising:
- providing a nozzle cap and nozzle connector, the nozzle cap defining a bore sidewall, the bore sidewall defining a threaded bore;
- inserting a nozzle cap spacer into the threaded bore to adjust a rotational indexing of the nozzle cap relative to the nozzle connector, the nozzle cap comprising a spacer body and a spacer spring arm extending substantially radially outward from the spacer body;
- engaging the spacer spring arm with the bore sidewall to bias the spacer spring arm radially inward toward the spacer body;
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- connecting the nozzle cap to the nozzle connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.