Convex male fitting and systems
AssigneeControls Southeast, Inc.
InventorsBrandon W. Forbes, Andrew Steven Pustay
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a male connector for establishing a line-seal for transport of fluids between pipes. The male connector is structured to increase a seating pressure of the line-seal. The male connector comprises a male portion provided at one end of the male connector. The male portion typically comprises a conical sealing frustum provided at one end of the male connector, such that the conical sealing frustum comprises convex sides. Moreover, the male connector is structured to be operatively coupled to a predetermined female connector such that the conical sealing frustum forms a substantially line-seal with the predetermined female connector for transport of a process fluid therethrough.
Claims24
A tracer piping system for heating or cooling, the system comprising:
- a plurality of tracers, wherein the plurality of tracers are configured to be operatively coupled with one or more components to provide the heating or the cooling of the one or more components using a fluid;
- one or more bridge pipes, wherein a bridge pipe is configured to be operatively coupled to two tracers;
- wherein a tracer is connected to the bridge pipe through a connector assembly, the connector assembly comprising:
- a male connector comprising a male portion provided at one end of the male connector, wherein the male portion comprises:
- a conical sealing frustum, wherein the conical sealing frustum comprises a convex face;
- a female connector comprising a female portion at one end of the female connector, wherein the female portion comprises:
- a female flange having a seat portion, wherein the seat portion has a slanted straight face;
- wherein the male connector is operatively coupled to the female connector such that the conical sealing frustum forms a line seal with the seat portion of the female connector for transport of the fluid therethrough.
A process system for heating or cooling, the system comprising:
- one or more jackets, wherein the one or more jackets provide the heating or the cooling to one or more components using a fluid;
- one or more bridge pipes, wherein a bridge pipe is configured to be operatively coupled with the one or more jackets;
- wherein a jacket is connected to the bridge pipe through a connector assembly, the connector assembly comprising:
- a male connector comprising a male portion provided at one end of the male connector, wherein the male portion comprises:
- a conical sealing frustum, wherein the conical sealing frustum comprises a convex face;
- a female connector comprising a female portion at one end of the female connector, wherein the female portion comprises:
- a female flange having a seat portion, wherein the seat portion has a slanted straight face;
- wherein the male connector is operatively coupled to the female connector such that the conical sealing frustum forms a line-seal with the seat portion of the female connector for transport of the fluid therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.