Pipe joints or couplings – With assembly means or feature – Thread-cutting means
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-15
2006-08-15
Patel, Vishal (Department: 3679)
Pipe joints or couplings
With assembly means or feature
Thread-cutting means
C285S330000, C285S341000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07090256
ABSTRACT:
A pipe joint provided with a joint main body having a male screw portion and a cap nut screwed on the male screw portion of the joint main body. And, the pipe joint has a C-shaped stop ring having an opening on its periphery. The stop ring, having an inner blade to cut a concave groove on a peripheral face of a pipe, is disposed as a peripheral face contacts a tapered inner face of a hole portion of the cap nut. Further, a co-rotation means is provided to rotate the cap nut and the stop ring together.
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Armstrong Kratz Quintos Hanson & Brooks, LLP
Higashio Mech Co., Ltd.
Inoue Sudare Co., Ltd.
Patel Vishal
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