Pipe joints or couplings – Flexible joint – rigid members – Resilient sleeve type
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-07
2006-02-07
Bochna, David (Department: 3679)
Pipe joints or couplings
Flexible joint, rigid members
Resilient sleeve type
C285S222300, C285S417000, C285S423000, C428S036200, C138S126000, C138S141000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06994378
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus for joining and sealing conduits, includes edge trim, a sleeve, and a retaining element. The edge trim is shaped to mount upon and engage an end of a conduit. The sleeve extends between the conduits and at least partially surrounds the edge trim. The sleeve may be made of compressible material, such that when the retaining element surrounds a portion of the sleeve and the edge trim, the retaining element generally compresses the portion of the sleeve portion underlying the retaining element and displaces the sleeve material to expand on either side of the retaining element and limit movement of the retaining element. The method of joining and sealing conduits includes mounting the edge trim and a retaining element upon an end of a conduit, extending a sleeve between the conduits, and sliding the retaining element over the sleeve toward the end of the conduit.
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Patel Jayant D.
Wiratunga Alfred R.
Alston & Bird LLP
Bochna David
The Boeing Company
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