Patent ID: 11940069
Assignee: UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 20:
21. An insert to provide conductivity across a gasket between a first pipe and a second pipe, the insert comprising:
(a) a U-shaped conductive body having a first stem with a first exterior surface, a second stem with a second exterior surface, and a space between the first stem and second stem;
(b) a non-compressible body adjoining a portion of the second exterior surface; and
(c) a compressible body filling the space between the first stem and the second stem, wherein the first exterior surface and the compressible body define at least partially radial inner surface of the insert, and the second exterior surface and the non-compressible body at least partially form a radial outer surface of the insert, and further wherein the radial outer surface comprises a groove defined in major part by the second exterior surface.