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US3236546A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Socket tube coupling

Assignee: Lumoprint Zindler KG and Co GmbH
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Filing: 1963-01-16
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1983-01-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Cranskens Georg

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:13
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L33/00; F16L33/30; F16L37/00; F16L37/02; F16L37/04; F16L37/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/54; Y10T403/70; Y10T403/7047; Y10T403/7051; Y10T403/7052; Y10T403/7054

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
A PIPE CONNECTION COMPRISING A RESILIENT FLEXIBLE TUBE WITH A TERMINAL PORTION FORMING A SOCKET MEMBER, A RIGID PIPE MEMBER HAVING AN EXTERNAL DIAMETER GREATER THAN THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF SAID TUBE IN A RELAXED STATE OF THE LATTER, A RIGID FIRST RING OF INTERNAL DIAMETER GREATER THAN SAID EXTERNAL DIAMETER COAXIALLY RECEIVED IN SAID TUBE AT AN END OF SAID SOCKET MEMBER, A RIGID SECOND RING OF INTERNAL DIAMETER GREATER THAN SAID EXTERNAL DIAMETER RECEIVED IN SAID SOCKET MEMBER AND AXIALLY SPACED FROM SAID FIRST RING, SAID SOCKET MEMBER HAVING A CONSTRICTED WALL PORTION INTERMEDIATE SAID RINGS PERIPHERALLY CONTACTING SAID PIPE MEMBER ALONG A FIRST ZONE, THEREBY SECURING SAID MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER AND FORMING A FIRST SEAL THEREBETWEEN, SAID SOCKET MEMBER CONVERGING BEYOND SAID SECOND RING AND PERIPHERALLY CONTACTING SAID PIPE MEMBER ALONG A SECOND ZONE BEYOND SAID SECOND RING, THEREBY ADDITIONALLY SECURING SAID MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER AND FORMING A SECOND SEAL THEREBETWEEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 156 words
A PIPE CONNECTION COMPRISING A RESILIENT FLEXIBLE TUBE WITH A TERMINAL PORTION FORMING A SOCKET MEMBER, A RIGID PIPE MEMBER HAVING AN EXTERNAL DIAMETER GREATER THAN THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF SAID TUBE IN A RELAXED STATE OF THE LATTER, A RIGID FIRST RING OF INTERNAL DIAMETER GREATER THAN SAID EXTERNAL DIAMETER COAXIALLY RECEIVED IN SAID TUBE AT AN END OF SAID SOCKET MEMBER, A RIGID SECOND RING OF INTERNAL DIAMETER GREATER THAN SAID EXTERNAL DIAMETER RECEIVED IN SAID SOCKET MEMBER AND AXIALLY SPACED FROM SAID FIRST RING, SAID SOCKET MEMBER HAVING A CONSTRICTED WALL PORTION INTERMEDIATE SAID RINGS PERIPHERALLY CONTACTING SAID PIPE MEMBER ALONG A FIRST ZONE, THEREBY SECURING SAID MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER AND FORMING A FIRST SEAL THEREBETWEEN, SAID SOCKET MEMBER CONVERGING BEYOND SAID SECOND RING AND PERIPHERALLY CONTACTING SAID PIPE MEMBER ALONG A SECOND ZONE BEYOND SAID SECOND RING, THEREBY ADDITIONALLY SECURING SAID MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER AND FORMING A SECOND SEAL THEREBETWEEN.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-02-21 1969-08-23 1970-02-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-02-21 1973-08-23 1974-02-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-02-21 1977-08-23 1978-02-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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