US 8,826,929 B2 · Cutter assembly

Abstract

A tapping tee assembly and method is provided for fluidly connecting to a conduit. The tapping tee assembly includes a body having a conduit recess for receiving the conduit and further defining a passage having one end adjacent the conduit recess. A cutter is received in the passage and engages a threaded region of the passage for selective advancement and retraction within the passage upon rotation relative the body. The cutter comprises a first component with first and second ends and having a cutting edge at the first end for cutting through a side wall of the conduit to establish fluid communication between the main passage and the conduit. A second component is secured to the first component at the second end either by mechanically securing or molding the second component to the first component.

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Dependent claims

A tapping tee assembly for fluidly connecting to an associated conduit comprising:

a body having a conduit recess for receiving the associated conduit;
a passage extending through the body having one end adjacent the conduit recess;
a cutter received in the passage and threadedly engaged with a threaded region of the passage for selective advancement and retraction within the passage upon rotation relative to the body, the cutter having a first component with first and second ends and having a cutting edge at the first end and mechanically secured to a second component having a threaded region at the second end;
and
a sleeve received around the cutter, the sleeve including external threads adapted to thread into a sidewall of the conduit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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