Pipe joints or couplings – With indicator – alarm or inspection means
Patent
1983-08-01
1986-04-29
Arola, Dave W.
Pipe joints or couplings
With indicator, alarm or inspection means
285322, 285331, 285351, 2853822, 29508, 29521, F16L 3500
Patent
active
045852553
ABSTRACT:
A tube coupling with only a body and a threaded member is disclosed, the threaded member usually being a nut to overlie an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve unitary with the body. These two sleeves define therebetween an annular groove to receive the end of the tube. The method of tightening the nut onto the body provides that a generally conical cam surface on the nut interacts with a shallower taper conical cam follower surface on the outer sleeve to force this cam follower surface radially inwardly and longitudinally inwardly forming annular radially inward bulges on the outer and inner sleeves and on the tube trapped therebetween. This interlocks the tube with the coupling, and provides a fluid seal at three different places, the inner wall of the tube, the outer wall of the tube, and the end of the tube at the bottom of the groove. The foregoing abstract is merely a resume of one general application, is not a complete discussion of all principles of operation or applications, and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the claimed subject matter.
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Arola Dave W.
Universal Enterprises Inc.
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