Welding socket

Details Welding socket Welding socket

2000-09-14

2009-11-10

Hewitt, James M (Department: 3679)

Pipe joints or couplings

With assembly means or feature

Molded joint facilitator

C285S021200, C285S294100, C219S535000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07614661

ABSTRACT:
An electrofusion coupling (93) for joining together two or more sections of pipe, said coupling comprising: (i) a substantially cylindrical coupling body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface being sized and shaped to form a clearance fit with the outer surface of the pipe regions to be joined; (ii) at least one electrical heating (94) element set on or in the inner surface of the coupling body; (iii) terminal means adapted to connect the electrical heating means to an electrical supply; characterized in that the terminal means does not project beyond the outer cylindrical surface of the coupling body once the welding process is complete.

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