Enhanced end design for tubular press connections
US10895338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L9/02
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connection socket for a tubular press connection including a socket cup having a metal alloy composition and comprising: an O-ring portion defining an O-ring recess; a plurality of gripper arrays positioned equidistant along an internal surface of the socket cup; and a plurality of raised ridges positioned equidistant on an exterior surface of the socket cup. The raised ridges may extend over the gripper arrays.
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