Pipe joints or couplings – End to side or plate – Flexible or yielding plate
Patent
1994-10-07
1995-08-08
Nicholson, Eric K.
Pipe joints or couplings
End to side or plate
Flexible or yielding plate
114361, 285204, 285158, 285161, F16L 4108
Patent
active
054392560
ABSTRACT:
A bulkhead fitting for draining fluids off the topside of a thin flexible barrier cover (31), comprising: a male threaded member (1), a female threaded member (11), and an o-ring seal (21). The male threaded member (1) has a male threaded spout (4), and a wide flange (2) that extends outward from the top end of the male threaded spout (4). The wide flange (2) rests on the topside of the barrier (31) and the male threaded spout (4) extends through an opening made in the barrier (31). The wide flange (2) distributes the weight of the fitting over the surface of the barrier (31), so that the barrier (31) can support the fitting. The female threaded member (11) has a female threaded spout (15), and a seal supporting flange (12) extending outward from the top end of the female threaded spout (15). The female threaded spout (15) threads onto the male threaded spout (4) from the underside of the barrier (31). The seal supporting flange (12) holds the o-ring seal (21) and presses it against the underside of the barrier (31). The barrier (31) is clamped between the wide flange (2) and the o-ring seal (21). On the outersurface of the lower half of the female threaded spout (15), there is an arrangement of tube grabbing barbs (16). Flexible tubing (32) is stretched over the lower half of the female threaded spout (15) and barbs (16). The tubing (32) is held in place by the barbs (16). With the fitting installed onto the barrier (31), fluids flow off the barrier (31) into the fitting, and are directed to a desired location by the tubing (32).
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Nicholson Eric K.
Trojan R. Joseph
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