Patent · US Expired

Conduit interlock assembly

US6161877A · kind A · utility

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4References

7Claims

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Assignee

Applied Materials, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul Le · San Jose, US
Phong Pham · San Jose, US
Larry Joseph Meehan · Lincoln, US
Long Nguyen · Brenham, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 25, 1999
Grant date	Dec 19, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16L35/00
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A conduit interlock assembly for being clamped to portions of a pair of conduits which portions are adjacent an end-to-end interconnection between the two conduits and which conduit interlock assembly is for surrounding a conduit fastener or fasteners fastening the conduits together in the end-to-end connection. The conduit interlock assembly includes a normally open switch for being closed upon the conduit interlock assembly being clamped to the conduits to provide an indication that the conduits are in the end-to-end interconnection and which switch is opened upon the conduit interlock assembly being unclamped from the conduits to provide an indication that the conduits possibly are not in the end-to-end interconnection.

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