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Pipe joint

US4676529A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 1986
Grant dateJun 30, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L15/007
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pipe joint of the free-running thread type is provided with engaging shoulders on the pin and box that are positioned for the metal adjacent the shoulders to be stressed by make-up torque beyond its yield joint and extruded laterally of the shoulders into grooves to mechanically lock the joint in its made-up position.

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