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Saddle tap

US7302965B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 6, 2006
Grant dateDec 4, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T408/6793
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A saddle tap to be mounted on a resin pipe, includes a saddle, a branching barrel including a straight piping portion having an internally threaded hole longitudinally extending therealong, and a branch portion extended from the middle of the straight piping portion, the straight piping portion standing at one end thereof on the saddle, a hole-drilling cutter with a rotating tool detachably connected thereto, and having, at one end thereof, a cutting edge integrally formed therewith, the hole-drilling cutter having an externally threaded barrel portion and being screwed into the internally threaded hole of the straight piping portion so that the hole-drilling cutter is longitudinally movable, and a cap detachably mounted on the other end of the straight piping portion of the branching barrel for closing the internally threaded hole.

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