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US 6,648,377 B2Granted
Saddle with gasketed bell-end portions
OwnerAli Marandiinventor
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Abstract
A saddle assembly is secured about a liquid conduit by its contoured base portion and a half clamp and threaded fasteners. A pipe or nipple is received in a gasketed bell-end outlet and is retained against separation by respective components and devices.
Claims19
A saddle assembly for mounting on a liquid conduit, comprising:
- a base portion having a curved surface contoured to fit about a normally upper portion of a liquid conduit,
- clamp means to secure the base portion to the conduit,
- a bell-end outlet extending outwardly from the base portion,
- an annular resilient seal disposed in the bell-end outlet,
- a pipe disposed in and rotatably orientable relative to said bell-end outlet and said seal while maintaining sealing therebetween irrespective of the rotational orientation of the pipe, and
- means to prevent rotation of said pipe to an orientation wherein it can disengage from the saddle bell-end outlet, and
- a ring adjacent to said bell-end outlet formed
- (a) integrally with the pipe, or
- (b) welded to the pipe,
- said ring having diametrically opposite slots for retention of the pipe relative to the bell-end outlet by selective rotation of the pipe.”
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A saddle assembly for mounting on a liquid conduit, comprising:
- a base portion having a curved surface contoured to fit about a normally upper portion of a liquid conduit,
- clamp means to secure the base portion to the conduit,
- a bell-end outlet extending outwardly from the base portion,
- an annular resilient seal disposed in the bell-end outlet,
- an unthreaded pipe disposed in and selectively orientable relative to the bell-end outlet and engaging said seal,
- a ring cast integrally with said pipe and having diametrically opposite slots for insertion of the pipe past the wings for retention of the pipe relative to the bell-end portion by selective rotation of the pipe, and
- means to prevent rotation of said pipe to an orientation wherein it can disengage from the saddle bell-end outlet.
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A saddle assembly for mounting on a liquid conduit, comprising:
- a base portion having a curved surface contoured to fit about a normally upper portion of a liquid conduit,
- clamp means to secure the base portion to the conduit,
- a bell-end outlet extending outwardly from the base portion,
- an annular resilient seal disposed in the bell-end outlet,
- an unthreaded pipe disposed in and selectively orientable relative to the bell-end outlet and engaging said seal,
- a ring welded to said pipe and having diametrically opposite slots for insertion of the pipe past the wings for retention of the pipe relative to the bell-end portion by selective rotation of the pipe, and
- means to prevent rotation of said pipe to an orientation wherein it can disengage from the saddle bell-end outlet.
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A saddle assembly for mounting on a liquid conduit, comprising:
- a base portion having a curved surface contoured to fit about a normally upper portion of a liquid conduit,
- clamp means to secure the base portion to the conduit,
- a bell-end outlet extending outwardly from the base portion,
- outwardly extending lugs on the bell-end outlet to engage bracket arms that extend from clamp rings secured about the pipe by threaded fasteners,
- an annular resilient seal disposed in the bell-end outlet,
- an unthreaded pipe disposed in and selectively orientable relative to the bell-end outlet and engaging said seal, and
- means to prevent rotation of said pipe to an orientation wherein it can disengage from the saddle bell-end outlet.
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A saddle assembly for mounting on a liquid conduit, comprising:
- a base portion having a curved surface contoured to fit about a normally upper portion of a liquid conduit,
- a bell-end outlet extending outwardly from the base portion,
- an annular resilient seal disposed in the bell-end outlet,
- a pipe disposed in and rotatably orientable relative to said bell-end outlet while maintaining sealing therebetween,
- means to prevent rotation of said pipe to a position wherein it disengages from the saddle bell-end outlet, and
- a pair of wings extending oppositely from the bell-end outlet and outwardly for connection with and retention by a ring secured “about said pipe, said ring being secured about said pipe by being
- (a) integrally formed,
- (b) by welding.”
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A saddle assembly for mounting on a liquid conduit, comprising:
- a base portion having a curved surface contoured to fit about a normally upper portion of a liquid conduit,
- a bell-end outlet extending outwardly from the base portion,
- an annular resilient seal disposed in the bell-end outlet,
- a pipe being selectively orientable relative to the bell-end outlet,
- means to prevent rotation of said pipe to a position wherein it disengages from the saddle bell-end outlet,
- a pair of wings extending oppositely from the bell-end outlet and outwardly for connection with and retention by a ring secured about said pipe, and
- outer portions of said wings being received in openings in brackets extending from said ring about said pipe for securement of the saddle base.
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A saddle assembly for mounting on a liquid conduit, comprising:
- a base portion having a curved surface contoured to fit about a normally upper portion of a liquid conduit,
- a bell-end outlet extending outwardly from the base portion,
- an annular resilient seal disposed in the bell-end outlet,
- a pipe disposed in and being selectively orientable relative to the bell-end outlet, and
- a half-clamp integral with the bell-end outlet, and
- a second separate half-clamp secured to the integral half-clamp by threaded fasteners, whereby insertion of a pipe into the bell-end outlet may be performed by one person by positioning a pipe end portion on the integral half-clamp for insertion into the bell housing.
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A saddle assembly for mounting on a liquid conduit, comprising:
- a base portion having a curved surface contoured to fit about a normally upper portion of a liquid conduit,
- a bell-end outlet extending outwardly from the base portion,
- an annular resilient seal disposed in the bell-end outlet between a shoulder in the saddle base portion and said liquid conduit to provide sealing therebetween,
- a pipe disposed in and being selectively orientable relative to the bell-end outlet,
- a half-clamp integral with the bell-end outlet, and
- a second separate half-clamp secured to the integral half-clamp by threaded fasteners, whereby insertion of a pipe into the bell-end outlet may be performed by one person by positioning a pipe end portion on the integral half-clamp for insertion into the bell housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.