Nestable connector

US8746746B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Charlie J. Schafer · US

Inventors

• Christopher E. Schafer · Greenfield, US
• Charlie J. Schafer · St. Petersburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 28, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 10, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 28, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16L47/32
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Example embodiments are directed to a fitting configured to transition from an open configuration to a closed configuration. In example embodiments, the fitting may include a first member, a second member, a first gusset base extending from the first member, a second gusset base extending from the second member, and a hinge connecting the first member to the second member. In example embodiments, the first gusset base may include at least one first gusset and the second gusset base may include at least one second gusset. In example embodiments a distance between outermost portions of the at least one first and second gussets may be substantially the same as a distance separating the first member from the second member.