Tank fitting and method of use

• US 7,121,589 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2003
• Issued: 10/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Tank Holding Corp.
• Original Assignee: Norwesco, Inc.
• Inventors: Hawkinson, James R., Paulson, Jerome T.
• Primary Examiner(s): DUNWOODY, AARON M
• Application Number:
  US10/670,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20050062283A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,119 Days
• Field of Search: 2851391-1393, 285/192, 285/914, 285/FOR.143, 285/208, 285/330, 285/380
• US Class Current: 285/139.2
• CPC Class Codes: E03B 11/02 for domestic or like local water supply
• CPC Class Codes: E03B 3/03 Special vessels for collecting or storing rain-water for use in the household, e.g. water-butts containers for storage, in general, B65D
• CPC Class Codes: E03F 11/00 Cesspools emptying cesspools E03F7/00; features relating to treatment of sewage C02F
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 5/06 by means of a swivel nut compressing a ring or sleeve
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 20/108 Rainwater harvesting

Abstract

Tank fittings are provided. A tank fitting has a coupling. The coupling includes a flange disposed between a first end and a second end of the coupling. External threads are disposed between the flange and the first end. A gasket is disposed on the coupling between the flange and the first end of the coupling so as to abut the flange. The tank fitting also includes a nut that is threadably attachable to the external threads of the coupling.

Claims

1. A tank fitting comprising:

a longitudinal stepped internal bore passing through first and second ends of the tank fitting, the internal bore having first and second diameters respectively defining first and second sockets of a female-end region of the tank fitting adjacent the first end, the internal bore further having a third diameter that forms an internal diameter of a male-end region of the tank fitting adjacent the second end, the male-end region adapted to be received within a fitting or a pipe for bonding thereto;

a flange disposed between the first and second ends;

external threads disposed between the flange and the first end;

a gasket disposed between the flange and the first end so as to abut the flange;

a stud protruding from a face of the flange toward the first end and passing completely through the gasket; and

a nut threadably attachable to the external threads, the nut comprising an annular groove into which the stud extends when the nut is threadably attached to the external threads.

2. The tank fitting of claim 1, and further comprising an alignment rib disposed on an exterior of tank fitting between the flange and the second end.

3. The tank fitting of claim 2, wherein the alignment rib is located 180 degrees around the tank fitting from the stud.