Watertight joint for rigid piping, in particular for the articulation of a washing brush fed with water

• US 4,717,180 A
• Filed: 10/20/1986
• Issued: 01/05/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Claber SpA
• Original Assignee: Claber SpA
• Inventors: Roman, Gianfranco
• Primary Examiner(s): Arola, Dave W.
• Application Number:
  US06/921,604
• Time in Patent Office: 442 Days
• Field of Search: 285/123, 285/185, 285/184, 285/262, 285/910, 285/175
• US Class Current: 285/148.19
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 3/047 using liquid or gas distributing means B60S3/048 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 27/0849 the fluid being turned through an angle when passing from one joint element to another
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 285/91 Gaskets

Abstract

The joint is formed of two parts coupled with a variable angle. The two joint parts have coupling surfaces traversed by a rotation pin disposed perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the joint. Respective toothed crowns of the two coupling surfaces describe predetermined variable angular positions of the two joint parts. A seal with two concentric rings is placed between said coupling surfaces.

Claims

1. Watertight joint for rigid pipes in particular for the articulation of a water-fed washing brush, comprising:

two joint parts coupled with a variable angle, each of which has a first tubular portion fixable to a rigid pipe and traversed by an axial passage and a second tubular portion coupled at a variable angle to a corresponding second tubular portion of the other of said two joint parts and traversed by an annular passage communicating with said axial passage of the first portion and perpendicular thereto, said second tubular portion being formed of a cylindrical side wall which defines said annular passage and terminates in a transversal surface for coupling said two joint parts, the transversal surface being traversed by said annular passage and having a peripheral crown of teeth engageable with corresponding teeth of the corresponding transversal surface of the other of said two joint parts, and there being provided a rotation pin passing axially through central hubs of the second tubular portions of the two joint parts, a lock nut screwable on a threaded end of said rotation pin to clamp said transversal surfaces against each other with the respective teeth thereof mutually engaged to thereby orient at a desired angular position the two joint parts, and a seal with two concentric rings placed between said transversal surfaces at said central hubs and at said side walls, the two concentric rings being connected by radial spokes, an outer one of the two concentric rings being disposed radially inside the peripheral crown of teeth.

2. Joint in accordance with claim 1 characterized in that said second tubular portion has a length essentially equal to the diameter of said first tubular portion.

3. Joint in accordance with claim 1 characterized in that said first tubular portion of one of said joint parts has external terminal threading while that of the other joint part has internal terminal threading.