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US 2023/0408006 A1Published application
Pre-assembled coupling assemblies with pipe fitting
AssigneeASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
InventorsMatthew William McNamara, Jordan Cameron Belen, Stephen Eric Scott
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Abstract
A sprinkler configured for engagement with a coupling, the sprinkler including a raised lip end; and a distal end disposed opposite from the raised lip end, the sprinkler defining a raised lip between the distal end and the raised lip end, the sprinkler defining a groove between the raised lip and the distal end.
Claims20
A pipe fitting configured for engagement with a coupling, the pipe fitting comprising:
- a raised lip end defining a raised lip;
- a distal end disposed opposite from the raised lip end, the raised lip between the distal end and the raised lip end;
- and
- a groove between the raised lip and the distal end.
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A coupling assembly comprising:
- a coupling defining a coupling bore extending through the coupling, the coupling comprising a gasket disposed within the coupling bore;
- and
- a pipe fitting defining a raised lip end and a distal end disposed opposite from the raised lip end, the raised lip end inserted into the coupling bore;
- wherein in a relaxed position:
- the gasket is relaxed and uncompressed;
- and
- the coupling is retained on the raised lip end of the pipe fitting.
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A method for using a pre-assembled coupling assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a pipe fitting defining a raised lip end and a distal end disposed opposite from the raised lip end, the pipe fitting defining an axis extending from the raised lip end to the distal end;
- axially inserting the raised lip end into a gasket, a raised lip of the pipe fitting positioned radially outward from at least a portion of the gasket relative to the axis;
- and
- assembling a housing around the gasket, the housing and the gasket comprising a coupling, the coupling retained on the raised lip end of the pipe fitting when the coupling is in a relaxed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.