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US3339883A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pressure connection assembly

Assignee: Acme Industries Inc
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Filing: 1965-01-27
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Granted: 1967-09-05
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Expires: 1985-01-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ronald S Drake

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 20:54
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L19/00; F16L19/04; F16L19/041; F16L29/00; F16L29/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 223 words
A VALVED FITTING ADAPTED TO THREADEDLY CONNECT TO A FLANGED CONDUIT AND CONNECTOR NUT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) BODY HAVING A FIRST SET OF THREADS EXTERIORLY DEFINED THEREON AND HAVING A BORE DEFINED THEREIN, AN END DEFINED ON SAID BODY, SAID BORE INTERSECTING SAID END, (B) A SECOND SET OF THREADS EXTERIORLY DEFINED ON SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID END ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A FLANGED CONDUIT CONNECTOR NUT FOR COMMUNICATION WITH SAID BORE, (C) A VALVE SEAT DEFINED WITHIN SAID BORE, (D) A VALVE MOVABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID BODY ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY ENGAGE SAID VALVE SEAT AND CLOSE SAID BORE AGAINST FLUID FLOW THERETHROUGH, (E) A SPRING WITHIN SAID BORE BIASING SAID VALVE TOWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID VALVE SEAT, (F) A VALVE ACTUATOR MOVABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID BORE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID VALVE, SAID ACTUATOR INCLUDING A STEM AND A HEAD, SAID STEAM HAVING A FIRST END ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID VALVE AND A SECOND END ADAPTED TO EXTEND FROM SAID BORE BEYOND SAID BODY END, SAID HEAD BEING MOUNTED ON SAID STEM SECOND END AND INCLUDING A PERIPHERAL SEALING PORTION NORMALLY SPACED FROM SAID BODY END AND ADAPTED TO BE INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FLANGE OF A FLANGED CONDUIT CNNECTOR NUT ASSEMBLY AND SAID BODY END UPON THE ASSEMBLY BEING THREADED UPON THE BODY THREADS, AND (G) A PASSAGE DEFINED THROUGH SAID HEAD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 223 words
A VALVED FITTING ADAPTED TO THREADEDLY CONNECT TO A FLANGED CONDUIT AND CONNECTOR NUT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) BODY HAVING A FIRST SET OF THREADS EXTERIORLY DEFINED THEREON AND HAVING A BORE DEFINED THEREIN, AN END DEFINED ON SAID BODY, SAID BORE INTERSECTING SAID END, (B) A SECOND SET OF THREADS EXTERIORLY DEFINED ON SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID END ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A FLANGED CONDUIT CONNECTOR NUT FOR COMMUNICATION WITH SAID BORE, (C) A VALVE SEAT DEFINED WITHIN SAID BORE, (D) A VALVE MOVABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID BODY ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY ENGAGE SAID VALVE SEAT AND CLOSE SAID BORE AGAINST FLUID FLOW THERETHROUGH, (E) A SPRING WITHIN SAID BORE BIASING SAID VALVE TOWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID VALVE SEAT, (F) A VALVE ACTUATOR MOVABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID BORE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID VALVE, SAID ACTUATOR INCLUDING A STEM AND A HEAD, SAID STEAM HAVING A FIRST END ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID VALVE AND A SECOND END ADAPTED TO EXTEND FROM SAID BORE BEYOND SAID BODY END, SAID HEAD BEING MOUNTED ON SAID STEM SECOND END AND INCLUDING A PERIPHERAL SEALING PORTION NORMALLY SPACED FROM SAID BODY END AND ADAPTED TO BE INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FLANGE OF A FLANGED CONDUIT CNNECTOR NUT ASSEMBLY AND SAID BODY END UPON THE ASSEMBLY BEING THREADED UPON THE BODY THREADS, AND (G) A PASSAGE DEFINED THROUGH SAID HEAD.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-09-04 1971-03-06 1971-09-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-09-04 1975-03-06 1975-09-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-09-04 1979-03-06 1979-09-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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