US3272539A
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Conduit fitting
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-06
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1984-04-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Sr Ray W Asbury
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:14
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L15/00; F16L15/001; F16L15/006; F16L15/08; F16L5/00; F16L5/02; F16L5/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
IN COMBINATION, A CONDUIT HAVING AN END, A GENERALLY CONTINUOUS CYLINDRICAL SURFACE HAVING A CONSTANT DIAMETER ON SAID END, A FITTING COMPRISING A BODY HAVING A GENERALLY CENTRAL AXIS, A PORTION ON SAID BODY TAPERED ALONG SAID CENTRAL AXIS, SAID TAPERED PORTION HAVING A FIRST DIAMETRAL DIMENSION GREATER THAN SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE AND A SECOND DIAMETERAL DIMENSION LESS THAN SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE, AND SPIRAL LAND MEANS ON SAID TAPERED PORTION DRIVINGLY COOPERABLE WITH SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE FOR SECURING TOGETHER SAID FITTING AND SAID CONDUIT UPON RELATIVE ROTATION OF SAID FITTING AND SAID CONDUIT, SAID LAND MEANS HAVING A CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE AND SIZE SO AS TO BE DEFORMED BY SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE TO CAUSE SAID SURFACE TO ENGAGE SAID TAPERED PORTION COMPLETELY AROUND SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE UPON SECUREMENT OF SAID FITTING AND SAID CONDUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
IN COMBINATION, A CONDUIT HAVING AN END, A GENERALLY CONTINUOUS CYLINDRICAL SURFACE HAVING A CONSTANT DIAMETER ON SAID END, A FITTING COMPRISING A BODY HAVING A GENERALLY CENTRAL AXIS, A PORTION ON SAID BODY TAPERED ALONG SAID CENTRAL AXIS, SAID TAPERED PORTION HAVING A FIRST DIAMETRAL DIMENSION GREATER THAN SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE AND A SECOND DIAMETERAL DIMENSION LESS THAN SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE, AND SPIRAL LAND MEANS ON SAID TAPERED PORTION DRIVINGLY COOPERABLE WITH SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE FOR SECURING TOGETHER SAID FITTING AND SAID CONDUIT UPON RELATIVE ROTATION OF SAID FITTING AND SAID CONDUIT, SAID LAND MEANS HAVING A CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE AND SIZE SO AS TO BE DEFORMED BY SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE TO CAUSE SAID SURFACE TO ENGAGE SAID TAPERED PORTION COMPLETELY AROUND SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE UPON SECUREMENT OF SAID FITTING AND SAID CONDUIT.
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