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Flange assembly for hydraulic power systems

US4593940A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 1983
Grant dateJun 10, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 29, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L5/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flange assembly for connecting a pipe to a tank at an access opening through a wall thereof includes an externally threaded cylindrical portion having an internal annular recess, a compressible sealing member received in the recess, a cap threaded into the portion and engaging the sealing member, and a flange portion with a shallow annular recess of greater diameter than that of the access opening which carries an O-ring for sealing between the wall and the flange.

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