Patent · US Expired

Screw joint for pipes

US6361083B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 24, 1999
Grant dateMar 26, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L15/04
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A screw joint for pipes, in particular sanitary and floor heating pipes of, for example, plastic material or a composite material of metal and plastics is provided with at least one screw joint member with a substantially cylindrical portion, in which a thread with at least one helical raised portion of, in particular, triangular cross section is formed. The at least one raised portion of the thread has a base section adjoining or located in the cylindrical portion and an end section radially adjoining the base section. Within at least a part of the course of the thread, at least the end section of the at least one raised portion is made of a material that is more elastic than the material of the cylindrical portion.

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