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US 2026/0098599 A1Published application
Pipe connections having concentric or consecutive cleats
AssigneeAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
InventorNathan MUSTO
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Abstract
A bell portion of a pipe is provided. The bell portion of the pipe may comprise a hollow body, an end extending from the body, a first cleat extending a first height from an internal surface of the end, a second cleat extending a second height from the internal surface of the end, and a third cleat extending a third height from the internal surface of the end.
Claims20
A bell portion of a pipe, comprising:
- a hollow body;
- an end extending from the body;
- a first cleat extending a first height from an internal surface of the end and a first length around the internal surface of the end;
- a second cleat extending a second height from the internal surface of the end and a second length around the internal surface of the end;
- and
- a third cleat extending a third height from the internal surface of the end and a third length around the internal surface of the end,
- wherein the first length, the second length, and the third length vary, and
- wherein the first cleat, the second cleat, and the third cleat are positioned radially symmetrically around the internal surface of the end.
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A bell portion of a pipe, comprising:
- a hollow body;
- an end extending from the body;
- at least one set of cleats, wherein the at least one set of cleats comprises:
- a first cleat extending a first height from an internal surface of the end;
- a second cleat extending a second height from the internal surface of the end;
- and
- a third cleat extending a third height from the internal surface of the end, wherein the first cleat, the second cleat, and the third cleat are unequally spaced from one another along a length of the end.
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A spigot portion of a pipe, comprising:
- a hollow body
- at least one set of cleats, wherein the at least one set of cleats comprises:
- a first cleat extending a first height from an external surface of the body;
- a second cleat extending a second height from the external surface of the body;
- and
- a third cleat extending a third height from the external surface of the body;
- a rib extending between the first cleat, the second cleat, and the third cleat,
- wherein the rib extends vertically from the external surface of the body, and
- wherein the first cleat, the second cleat, and the third cleat are unequally spaced from one another along a length of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.