Patent · US Expired

Pipe joint

US4801158A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 1987
Grant dateJan 31, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S285/903
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pipe joint includes a joint body having an internal thread portion formed in the interior thereof, a bush having formed on the outer periphery thereof an external thread portion helically meshed with the internal thread portion of the joint body, a gasket accommodated within the interior of the joint body, and a retainer having formed on one end thereof on the side of the joint body a flange of increased wall thickness which is pushed toward the joint body by the end face of the external thread portion of the bush. The flange of the retainer may be provided with at least one engaging projection extending radially outwardly from the outer periphery thereof and, in this case, the internal thread portion of the joint body is provided therein with at least one lock portion which is engaged with the at least one engaging projection of the flange.

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