Fitting For Joining Pipe Elements
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1. A fitting for connecting at least two pipe elements together, said fitting comprising:
- first and second housing portions attached to one another and defining at least first and second receptacles wherein said first receptacle is not coaxially aligned with said second receptacle, said first and second receptacles respectively defining first and second openings for receiving said pipe elements, said housing portions further defining a fluid path extending between said first and second receptacles;
a plurality of adjustable fasteners attaching said first and second housing portions to one another, said housing portions being supported in spaced apart relation sufficient to permit said pipe elements to be inserted into said receptacles while said housing portions are attached to one another, said fasteners being adjustably tightenable so as to draw said housing portions toward one another and bring said receptacles into engagement with said pipe elements so as to affix said pipe elements together.
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Abstract
A fitting for joining pipe elements together includes housing portions held preassembled in spaced apart relation to permit pipe elements to be inserted without disassembly of the fitting. Elbow and tee fittings include sealing elements which support the housing portions in spaced relation. Angled surfaces on each housing portion interact with one another to rotate the housing portions in opposite directions to form a rigid joint between the fitting and the pipe elements.
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27 Claims
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1. A fitting for connecting at least two pipe elements together, said fitting comprising:
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first and second housing portions attached to one another and defining at least first and second receptacles wherein said first receptacle is not coaxially aligned with said second receptacle, said first and second receptacles respectively defining first and second openings for receiving said pipe elements, said housing portions further defining a fluid path extending between said first and second receptacles; a plurality of adjustable fasteners attaching said first and second housing portions to one another, said housing portions being supported in spaced apart relation sufficient to permit said pipe elements to be inserted into said receptacles while said housing portions are attached to one another, said fasteners being adjustably tightenable so as to draw said housing portions toward one another and bring said receptacles into engagement with said pipe elements so as to affix said pipe elements together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. In combination, at least two pipe elements and a fitting for connecting said at least two pipe elements together, said fitting comprising:
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first and second housing portions attached to one another and defining at least first and second receptacles wherein said first receptacle is not coaxially aligned with said second receptacle, said first and second receptacles respectively defining first and second openings for receiving said pipe elements, said housing portions further defining a fluid path extending between said first and second receptacles; a plurality of adjustable fasteners attaching said first and second housing portions to one another, said housing portions being supported in spaced apart relation sufficient to permit said pipe elements to be inserted into said receptacles while said housing portions are attached to one another, said fasteners being adjustably tightenable so as to draw said housing portions toward one another and bring said receptacles into engagement with said pipe elements so as to affix said pipe elements together. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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