Pipe joints or couplings – Socket – With separable fastener
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-16
2011-08-16
Bochna, David E (Department: 3679)
Pipe joints or couplings
Socket
With separable fastener
C285S404000, C029S525110
Reexamination Certificate
active
07997628
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, system, and method for the secure attachment and restraint of a pipe end within a fitting is disclosed. The invention includes a mechanical restraint apparatus that is integral and monolithic with the flange of a bell of a spigot-and-bell joint architecture, along with one or more internally disposed grooves within the bell that receive a circumferential gasket, in order to maintain a seal about the pipe end when it is inserted into the bell. The inventive apparatus combines features of mechanical connections and push-on connections.
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Jones William L.
Smith, Jr. Fred R.
Bochna David E
Harvey III James F.
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