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Sprinkler canister seal

US8857729B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 2011
Grant dateOct 14, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/0441
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An irrigation sprinkler canister seal comprising a flanged screw having a threaded rod and a circular flange extending perpendicular to the rod. The seal further includes a plug piece having a threaded bore adapted to receive the threaded rod, and further including a continuous frusto-conical surface extending around an elongate axis of the plug piece, the frusto-conical surface being configured to form a circumferentially continuous fluid seal against a cylindrical rim of a cylindrical bore.

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