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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7104572 | Tapping sleeve with mechanical joint connection Plural spaced projections attached to the outer surface of a branch pipe of a tapping sleeve positioned on a main water line are disposed in contact with a rubber gasket also positioned on and disposed about the branch pipe. A two-piece split gland is also positione... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7007980 | Duct connection assemble between a branch duct and a main duct A duct connection assemble, whereby upon connecting a saddle flange (2a) of the joint duct (8) to the main ribbed duct (3) through the communication hole (1b), the rubber sealant (1) is interposed between the saddle f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6902201 | Device and method for mounting a saddle hub on a pipe and corresponding tap The invention concerns a method whereby after the saddle hub (3) has been placed on the pipe (2a, 2b, 2c), the open and deformable ring (4) is closed back on the pipe, the screw (5) is folded down and th... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6234541 | U-bolt clamp for sealing lap joints The present disclosure relates to guillotine clamp including a U-bolt mounted on a saddle member. The U-bolt has a concave portion that opposes a corresponding concave portion of the saddle member. At least one curved shim is positioned between the concav... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5865210 | Valve assembly A valve assembly has a valve body (10) which houses a pivotally mounted valve closure member (14) in the form of a valve closure flap secured to upper and lower spindles (16, 17). The valve housing is formed from two sections (20, 22) which are releasably... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5797423 | Device for cutting off a flow in a conduit for fluide A device for cutting off the flow in a conduit for fluids, consisting of a sluice (2), transversely arranged in a conventional conduit for fluids (1) between two flanges (3), one or two flanges (3) being fitted with a tab (6), a hole and axle (7) around w... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5603508 | Gasket for lateral outlet segmented pipe coupling A sealing gasket for a segmented pipe coupling includes radially extending, axially spaced sealing lips interconnected by an axially extending bridge member which has at least one aperture extending through the bridge member in a radial direction, a tubul... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5360241 | Universal saddle tee for pipes A saddle tee assembly for connecting a lateral pipe to a main pipe. The saddle tee assembly includes a saddle tee boot, a collar means and clamping device. The saddle tee boot has a flexible saddle and cylindrical hollow tee section. The saddle attaches t... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5255942 | Pipe joints A closure for sealing the cutter guide tube of a pipe saddle fitting comprises a cap of thermoplastic material having a screw-threaded section (5) to enable releasable attachment of the closure to the tube, and a section (6) with a cylindrical surface inc... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5236003 | Modular butterfly valve A modular butterfly valve includes a disc member which is selectively rotated between an open and a closed position, a housing, a resilient valve seat, and a clamping ring which are held together by a hinged coupling ring. The disc member is resiliently s... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5170813 | Tapping bands A tapping band allowing for interconnection of fluid conduits without any interruption to fluid flow includes means (1A and 1B) adapted, in use, to be disposed around a first pipe (2) and having an outlet (3) extending substantially normally therefrom, th... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4900180 | Structure for connecting branch pipe in high-pressure fuel manifold A structure for connecting a branch pipe in a high-pressure fuel manifold employs a nut to fasten the branch pipe to a main pipe, the nut having threaded surfaces which are simultaneously brought into thread engagement with a collar member fitted on the b... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4655035 | Auxiliary air injector assembly An auxiliary air injector assembly comprises an injector fitting that is held in place in a hole in an exhaust pipe by the end of an air flow tube that is clamped against it by a saddle clamp extending around the exhaust pipe.... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4613171 | Junction coupling with unitary locking gasket and methods for their use What is disclosed is a novel unitary locking gasket for use with a junction coupling to obtain a leak-proof mechanical pipe connector. Also disclosed is the use of the gasket to provide a junction in a main conduit. The gasket is designed to allow full ru... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4575131 | Air line to exhaust system connector An air line to pipe connector is formed from a saddle containing two bolt openings, a U-bolt with two threaded ends fitting into the bolt openings, a connector element sitting onto the saddle at an aperture in the saddle, and nuts which tighten to attach ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4519124 | Method of positioning a U-bolt on a conduit A gas utility service saddle U-bolt installation holder comprises an elongated handle having a substantially L-shaped lower end and a clamp adapter attached to said L-shaped lower end for holding a U-bolt at a location substantially midway along its lengt... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4494780 | Liquid piping saddle assembly connecting a branch pipe to a main pipe Liquid piping saddle assemblies, in two sizes, to connect to branch pipes of 4 inch and 6 inch diameters, and to all sizes of main pipes, in respect to each assembly has only one elastomeric gasket, which seals both the branch pipe and the main pipe. Each... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4488334 | U-bolt clamp saddle construction and method of manufacture A U-bolt clamp saddle construction is disclosed particularly adapted for applications such as clamping catalytic converter pipe connections requiring a rigid saddle. The saddle clamp is of two-piece welded construction, each piece being formed of sheet st... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4409035 | Clamp for varying the hinging action of a fluid stripping bag An adjustable clamp (26) for selectively varying the hinging action of a flexible, inflatable fluid-stripping bag (12) including an elongated bag inlet (14) having a predetermined cross-sectional area and a nozzle (16) at one end thereof and wherein the b... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4393559 | U-Bolt clamp with tubular reinforcing means A new saddle construction for a U-bolt pipe clamp assembly formed from a single blank of sheet steel without welding and including a tubular cross reinforcement rib of preferably triangular cross section spanning the top of the saddle completely between t... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4282730 | Anti-theft devices for automobile vehicles The invention relates to anti-theft devices for automobile vehicles in which such devices are fixed on the steering column of the vehicle and the aim of the invention is to provide anti-theft steering device which can be adapted to steering column of diff... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4175581 | Apparatus for removing a fitting Apparatus is provided to move a fitting relative to a hole provided through the wall of a water main or the like. The apparatus includes a housing provided with an internal chamber communicating with the atmosphere through two openings. The housing is mou... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4078833 | Testable pipe saddle Use of a separate alignment ring to position a saddle relative to a main pipe makes possible first testing the saddle-main pipe seal, and then making a shift-free connection with the pretested seal.... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4063700 | Double saddle hanger clamp A device for clamping tubular members such as an exhaust pipe with a muffler, wherein interengaging telescoped portions are clamped together by saddle members having semicircular portions adapted to apply circumferential pressure uniformly about the teles... | 12/20/1977 |
| 3967839 | Pipe saddle assembly A pipe saddle assembly is disclosed herein and includes an outlet body arrangement, preferably of the cartridge insert type, which is adapted for positioning adjacent to and around an opening in the wall of a pipe. This insert-type outlet arrangement, whi... | 07/06/1976 |
