Apparatus and system for containment
First Claim
1. A fitting for conduit comprising:
- a body having a wall and a throughbore, said wall having a smooth interior surface along its length;
an acceptor disposed along the interior surface of the wall and being capable of providing a sealing interface between the throughbore and conduit that may be received by the fitting; and
a clasp comprising a slot disposed along an intermediate portion of the clasp and configured to receive one or more protrusions on said body, the clasp having a first portion adapted to be received in a groove on conduit after the conduit is received by the fitting, and being capable of securing a portion of conduit that may be received by the fitting with respect to the body, the clasp configured to surround a portion of the body exterior of the acceptor to retain the conduit within the fitting.
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Abstract
A fitting for conduit comprising a body and an acceptor. The body has a wall and a throughbore. The acceptor is disposed along the wall and is capable of providing a sealing interface between the throughbore and the conduit. In one embodiment, the acceptor of the fitting receives a portion of at least one wall of a conduit, and a sealing interface is provided between the throughbore of the body of the fitting and a flow passage of the conduit to form a containment system. In another embodiment, the throughbore is capable of allowing a primary conduit and a flow passage of a secondary conduit to communicate therethrough. According to this embodiment, the acceptor receives a portion of a wall of the secondary conduit and a sealing interface is provide between the throughbore and the flow passage of the secondary conduit to form a secondary containment system.
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Citations
33 Claims
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1. A fitting for conduit comprising:
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a body having a wall and a throughbore, said wall having a smooth interior surface along its length;
an acceptor disposed along the interior surface of the wall and being capable of providing a sealing interface between the throughbore and conduit that may be received by the fitting; and
a clasp comprising a slot disposed along an intermediate portion of the clasp and configured to receive one or more protrusions on said body, the clasp having a first portion adapted to be received in a groove on conduit after the conduit is received by the fitting, and being capable of securing a portion of conduit that may be received by the fitting with respect to the body, the clasp configured to surround a portion of the body exterior of the acceptor to retain the conduit within the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A containment system comprising:
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a conduit having at least one wall and a flow passage;
a fitting comprising;
a body having a wall and a throughbore, said wall being free from protrusions;
an acceptor disposed along the wall of the body, and receiving a portion of the at least one wall of the conduit;
a sealing interface between the throughbore and the flow passage;
a clasp comprising a slot disposed along an intermediate portion of the clasp and configured to receive one or more protrusions on said body cooperating with the body, a first portion of the clasp being received in a groove on the at least one wall of the conduit after the acceptor receives the portion of the at least one wall of the conduit, wherein the clasp secures the portion of the at least one wall of the conduit with respect to the body, the clasp configured to surround a portion of the body exterior of the acceptor to retain the conduit within the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A fitting for conduit comprising:
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a body having a wall and a throughbore, said wall having a smooth interior surface along its length;
an acceptor disposed along the interior surface of the wall and being capable of providing a sealing interface between the throughbore and conduit that may be received by the fitting;
a clasp comprising a slot disposed along an intermediate portion of the clasp for cooperating with the body, the clasp having a first portion adapted to be received in a groove on conduit that may be received by the fitting, the first portion being adapted to be received along substantially an entire length of the groove, and the clasp being capable of securing a portion of conduit that may be received by the fitting with respect to the body; and
a clamp configured to surround a portion of the clasp for securing a portion of the clasp with respect to the body and for retaining the conduit within the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A fitting for conduit comprising:
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a body comprising a surface for mating with a clasp, said body having a wall and a throughbore, said wall having a smooth interior surface along its length;
an acceptor disposed along the interior surface of the wall and being capable of providing a sealing interface between the throughbore and conduit that may be received by the fitting;
said clasp configured to surround a portion of the body exterior to the acceptor and configured to mate with the body to retain the conduit within the fitting, the clasp having a first portion adapted to be received in a groove on conduit that may be received by the fitting, the clasp being configured so that a depth into which the first portion of the clasp can be received in a groove on conduit is predefined, and the clasp being capable of securing a portion of conduit that may be received by the fitting with respect to the body. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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Specification