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Class 285/123.17 - Joint fabricated from material to compensate for movement


Subclass of Class 285 - Pipe joints or couplings
Definition: Subject matter wherein the joint comprises a resilient material
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 09/23/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7427084Hose-in-hose coupler with longitudinally shiftable sleeve
A double walled assembly including a primary assembly and a secondary containment assembly. The secondary containment assembly has a second hose casing, a second fixed containment casing and a second releasable coupler assembly mounted on the second hose casing and ...
09/23/2008
7137651Fluid piping systems and pipe spools suitable for sub sea use
A fluid piping system and pipe spools are provided. The fluid piping system has at least one pipe spool. The pipe spool has an inner wall and an outer wall with at insulating area defined at least in part by the inner and outer wall. The insulating area of the pipe ...
11/21/2006
7114526Composite hose with a corrugated metal tube
A composite hose comprises a corrugated metal tube as barrier layer against permeation of conveyed fluid and a reinforcing layer which is formed by braiding a reinforcing wire member made of a metal wire. A braid density of the reinforcing layer is 55% or less. ...
10/03/2006
7104285Hose with corrugated metal tube
A hose with corrugated metal tube comprises a corrugated metal tube as innermost layer and outer layer in a radially outer side thereof including elastic layer and reinforced layer. The reinforced layer is braided with reinforcing filament members at a braid or wind...
09/12/2006
7080860Fastening structure for end of hose with corrugated metal tube
In a hose with a corrugated metal tube, an axial leading end portion of the corrugated metal tube is configured as an extending portion so as to extend in an axial direction beyond a base portion of a socket fitting and be exposed out of an outer layer of the hose. ...
07/25/2006
7000644Flexible hose
A flexible hose for use as a refrigerant passageway in a vehicular refrigerating cycle has an inner hose and an outer hose. The outer hose covers the inner hose with a space formed in a given distance. The outer hose and the inner hose are formed of resin having fle...
02/21/2006
6634676Rotomolded containment fitting and method of use
An inlet/outlet, rotomolded, flexible containment fitting for polyolefin double wall vessels attachable externally to a vessel's outer, sidewall. The molded flexible containment fitting having a corrugated wall portion and circular flanges at each end, on...
10/21/2003
6231087Conical-shaped anchors, and double-containment pipe assemblies having such anchors
An anchor support is provided for a double-containment piping assembly having at least one outer piping component defining a first diameter, and at least one inner piping component received within the at least one outer piping component and defining a sec...
05/15/2001
6086114Double-containment pipe assembly with conical-shaped internal anchor
An anchor support is provided for a double-containment piping assembly having at least one outer piping component defining a first diameter, and at least one inner piping component received within the at least one outer piping component and defining a sec...
07/11/2000
5997047High-pressure flexible self-supportive piping assembly
A high-pressure, flexible, self-supportive piping assembly includes a jointed conduit formed by a plurality of ball and socket joint elements, a flexible internal conduit extending through the jointed conduit, an external sheath, and fittings at opposite ...
12/07/1999
5398977Concentric hose coupling with cuff assembly surrounding an end of the outer hose
A hose assembly having opposite ends and having a first fluid passage therein for conveying a volatile liquid in one direction from one of the ends thereof to a container adjacent the other of the ends thereof and a second fluid passage therein for return...
03/21/1995
5351727Fuel dispensing system, hose assembly therefor and methods of making the same
A system for dispensing fuel, a hose assembly therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the hose assembly having a spider to maintain the inner hose thereof concentric within the outer hose thereof, the spider being secured to the inner hose a...
10/04/1994
5316057Vapor recovery system tester
An apparatus for testing the efficiency of the vapor recovery of a liquid dispensing and vapor recovery system wherein the system uses a spout with vapor recovery apertures. The apparatus includes a device for receiving the spout and its vapor recovery ap...
05/31/1994
5297574Fuel dispensing hose breakaway assembly
A breakaway assembly for use in combination with a fuel dispenser apparatus is disposed between a segment of the hose attached to a fuel dispenser unit and a second segment of the hose terminating in a nozzle. The breakaway assembly has body portions with...
03/29/1994
5215337Containment piping system with expansion seal
A plastic pipe seal for dual wall plastic pipe includes a plastic single piece or multi-piece fitting formed of rigid plastic sheet. At each inlet to the fitting, two formed grooves are radial to the line of flow through the fitting. The groove closest to...
06/01/1993
5203378High-flexibility, noncollapsing lightweight hose
A high-flexibility, noncollapsing, lightweight, large-bore, wire-reinforced hose is inside fiber-reinforced PVC tubing that is flexible, lightweight, and abrasion resistant. It provides a strong, kink- and collapse-free conduit for moving large quantities...
04/20/1993
5156191Hose assembly having a spider-like member holding the ends of inner and outer hoses thereof concentric and method of making the same
A hose assembly and method of making the same are provided, the hose assembly having fluid passages therein for respectively conveying a volatile liquid in one direction from the container, the assembly comprising a flexible inner hose having an outer per...
10/20/1992
5141260Force-transferring double-containment plastic pipe assembly
A double-containment thermoplastic pipe assembly provides for transfer of differential thermal expansion forces to rigid external supports. The assembly includes a flanged restraint coupling having an inner carrier pipe portion, an outer containment pipe ...
08/25/1992
5054523Containment system for flexible underground piping
Secondary containment of the flexible hose connection between the underground hydrocarbon fuel fiberglass supply pipe and the emergency shut-off valve feeding a gasolene dispensing pump is obtained with a univerally applicable elastomeric corrugated sleev...
10/08/1991
5042537Hose assembly and method of making the same
A hose assembly and method of making the same are provided, the hose assembly having a first fluid passage arrangement therein for conveying a volatile liquid in one direction to a container and a second fluid passage arrangement therein for returning the...
08/27/1991
4984827Concentric piping flex joint
Several versions of a flex joint (10, 100, 200) are provided which provides for relative flexible movement between a first member and a second member about a pivot point. The pivotal motion is provided by the use of elastomeric assemblies which are placed...
01/15/1991
4951720Hose assembly and method of making the same
A hose assembly and method of making the same are provided, the hose assembly having a first fluid passage arrangement therein for conveying a volatile liquid in one direction to a container and a second fluid passage arrangement therein for returning the...
08/28/1990
4886305Double containment pipe fittings and apparatus to adhesively install the same
A double containment restraint pipe fitting of fiber reinforced plastic and centrifugally cast pipe comprising an outer containment housing and a coaxially positioned inner carrier housing having coaxially positioned segment of containment pipe and carrie...
12/12/1989
4870856Split fittings useful in forming a secondary semi-rigid pipeline over primary pipelines
Split fittings for use in the installation of a semi-rigid secondary pipe over a primary pipe comprise a pair of housing halves which, when mated, form a housing enclosure, sealing means and clamping means capable of holding the secondary pipe and housing...
10/03/1989
4732412Coated recoverable articles
A recoverable polymeric material is coated with discrete regions of a sealant, such as a mastic, and of a heat-activatable adhesive, such as a hot-melt adhesive. The coated material forms a sleeve which may be of tubular or wrap-around configuration. The ...
03/22/1988
4667505Split fittings and pipeline systems using same
Split fittings for use in the installation of a flexible jacket over a rigid pipeline comprise a pair of housing halves which, when mated, form a housing enclosure, sealing means and clamping means capable of holding the flexible jacket to the housing enc...
05/26/1987
4645243Insulated iron pipe joint
A sealed joint for connecting cast iron hot water pipes includes a gasket G disposed between a spigot 5 and a socket 6 of two pipes 4, a spacer 1 between the socket end and an outer jacket 8 surrounding a layer of insulation 7, a sealing ring 2, and a cla...
02/24/1987
4445332Hydraulic hose assembly and method
High-pressure hydraulic hoses are employed in hydrostatic drive systems to interconnect the transmission and motors thereof. It is imperative that fluid leakage be held to a minimum, or preferably eliminated, particularly where a vehicle employing the dri...
05/01/1984
4432395Pipe part with socket provided with longitudinally extending channels
The invention relates to a pipe part with a socket being provided with longitudinally extending channels. The channels extend into the wall of the socket. The socket engages a J-shaped retaining ring which forms with the socket a recess for retaining the ...
02/21/1984
4385668Inner pipe support arrangement for double-walled drill pipe
A double-walled drill pipe, having a plurality of outer pipe lengths connected end-to-end and a plurality of inner pipe lengths connected end-to-end and concentrically disposed within the outer pipes and defining an annular fluid flow passageway and a ret...
05/31/1983
4278277Structure for compensating for different thermal expansions of inner and outer concentrically mounted pipes
The annular space between inner and outer coaxially-mounted pipes is sealed by a bellows diaphragm with a cylindrical surface corrugated in the longitudinal direction formed in and at one end of said annular space, wherein one end of said bellows is circu...
07/14/1981
4274549Apparatus for fuel vapor recovery
A filler neck assembly is mounted to a fueling port at one end and to a fuel tank through a tank entry nipple at the opposite end, which assembly provides a fuel path into the tank and a vapor recovery path out of the tank while being serviced from a fuel...
06/23/1981
4243253Flexible conduit construction and method of making the same
A flexible conduit construction having an inner flexible tubular member and having an outer flexible tubular member telescoped about the inner tubular member with the internal peripheral surface of the outer tubular member being in spaced relation from th...
01/06/1981
4221405Conduit system with expansion coupling and combined spacer and sealing sleeve
Insulated jacketed conduit units sealed in end to end relation by expansion couplings are insulated, sealed and spaced at the coupling zones with protective combined spacer and sleeve rings or washers which surround the coupled ends of the conduits, are b...
09/09/1980
4162801Gas line lead-in assembly
A conduit assembly for natural gas lines utilized at transition locations wherein a synthetic plastic gas supply tube connects to a meter or other fitting located above the ground level. The lead-in assembly utilizes a fitting having a rigid elongated nip...
07/31/1979
4162093Heat-insulated pipe-lines
For use in heat-insulated pipe-lines produced from at least two heat-insulated pipe units joined end to end, each heat-insulated pipe unit consisting of a pipe surrounded over the greater part of its length by at least one layer of heat-insulating foam ma...
07/24/1979
4099746Equalizing arrangement for a low temperature line
An equalizing arrangement for a low temperature line having at least one rigid inner tube used for the conduction of a cryogenic medium which contains at least one tubular compensating element for the equalization of length changes in which an expansion d...
07/11/1978
4084842Conduit system with expansion coupling
A conduit system composed of insulated jacketed conduit units each having an exposed male conduit end and an opposite integral female conduit end with an internal seal ring carrying groove slidably and sealingly receiving the male end of an adjacent unit ...
04/18/1978
4046407Elongated cryogenic envelope
An elongated cryogenic envelope is comprised of a plurality of sections each including an outer tube and a coaxial inner tube spaced therefrom by a support means. The outer tubes of each section are joined together to form a continuous outer tube. The inn...
09/06/1977
3999784Tube clamp mounting
A resilient mounting is provided for flexible lines carrying hydraulic fluid. The resilient mounting prevents the lines from abrading each other or being abraded by the mounting, which abrading produces detrimental wear resulting in premature failure of t...
12/28/1976
 
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