Test cap unit for sealed fitting
AssigneeAmerican Brass & Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.
InventorRobert A. Oropallo
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AssigneeAmerican Brass & Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.
InventorRobert A. Oropallo
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A pipe fitting having an end wall and forming a port radially inwardly of the flange to align with the wall opening; an annular elastomeric seal positioned to be compressed between the wall and the work body wall for preventing leakage of fluid outwardly from the wall opening; a test cap unit spaced from the seal and aligned therewith to close off the opening and fastener structure extending through the cap unit and adjustably attached to the fitting for urging the cap unit into sealing relation with the inner side of the work body wall, about the opening, when the seal is compressed as aforesaid, whereby the cap unit then closes off the opening so that test liquid under pressure can be filled into the fitting to test for leakage; the cap unit having annular sealing structure facing toward the annular seal for sealing engagement with the wall inner side, the sealing structure comprising an elastomeric ring and the cap unit includes a plate carrying the ring, the ring consisting of resiliently deflectable material projecting from the plate. That material is typically sponge elastomer.
In combination, for use with a work body wall having inner and outer sides, and an opening therethrough,
The combination of claim I including pipe connected to said fitting to hold the seal and fitting in the same alignment with said wall and opening during replacement of the test cap with a drain cap, after said pressure test.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.