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US 3,941,156 AGranted
Plumbing test fitting
AssigneeThe Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.
InventorJack D. Metzger
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Abstract
A plumbing test fitting for a waste or vent stack extending between next-adjacent floors of a structure comprises a length of pipe having an opening in the side wall thereof. A shut-off valve couples a section of hose to the opening in the pipe. A pair of bands removably affix the length of pipe in a waste or vent stack of a structure in a manner whereby the free end of the hose extends into a closet fixture on the lower of the next-adjacent floors.
Claims2
A plumbing test fitting for a waste or vent stack extending between next-adjacent floors of a structure, said test fitting comprising:
- a length of pipe having an opening in the side wall thereof;
- a section of hose;
- a shut-off valve coupling the hose to the opening in the pipe;
- a pair of bands for removably affixing the length of pipe in a waste or vent stack of a structure in a manner whereby the free end of the hose extends into a closet fixture on the lower of next-adjacent floors and a plate affixed to the inside of said length of pipe below said opening thereof and extending across the pipe to block the cross-sectional area thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.