Patent SG-11201803931W-A (SG)
Title: Adapter coupling
Inventor: CUVO ANTHONY
IPC: F16L23/02
Filed: 2016-12-22
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -' Organization International Bureau nv. ....1 (43) International Publication Date .... ....r .....) 6 July 2017 (06.07.2017) WIP0 I P CT ID Hit (10) WO 111111111111111111IIIIIIII International II III 2017/116969 III IIIII IIIII Publication III 1111111111tIll Number Al IIII IIIIIIII (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agents: CHIONCHIO, John, A. et al.; Ballard Spahr F16L 17/04 (2006.01) F16L 23/02 (2006.01) LLP, 999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA F16L 21/06 (2006.01) 30309-3915 (US). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/US2016/068258 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (22) International Filing Date: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, 22 December 2016 (22.12.2016) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (25) Filing Language: English HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, (26) Publication Language: English MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (30) Priority Data: NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, 62/271,395 28 December 2015 (28.12.2015) US RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (71) Applicant: VICTAULIC COMPANY [US/US]; 4901 ZA, ZM, ZW. Kesslersville Road, Easton, PA 18040 (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (72) Inventors: CUVO, Anthony, J.; 5624 Nina Circle, kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Coopersburg, PA 18036 (US). BOWMAN, Matthew, A.; GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, 2215 Donald Street, Palmer, PA 18045 (US). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: ADAPTER COUPLING (57) : A coupling for joining a flanged ele- pipe ment to a non-flanged pipe element has segments that are FIG.I connected end to end and surround a central space. Flange ..., portions extend from one side of the segments. Each seg- 1 0 ment defines two channels, one of which receives a split ! ring for gripping the non-flanged pipe; the other channel 52a ) receives a seal. A flanged tube is also positioned between 12 the segments. The flange of the tube is positioned adjacent 30 ' 24 —N, 4 111 C to the flange the The portions of segments. seal engages the tube and the non-flanged pipe element. The flange -----,. or ,\\ the are bolted to the flange the 58 portions of segments of '-, flanged pipe element and the flange of the tube is captured 32 A : 62 between the flanged portions of the segments and the ,, ,,, ,ts sio n t flange of the flanged pipe element. 70 7t, i 16 68 i ti 60 56,61 1 9 4 481 ti 3 6 i , A O lo 1-1 .4t 01 01 V; 1-1 1-1 N 1-1 0 ei ) 76 — 22 00 0 1 0 18 20 52b 52 14 54 C 26 78 O WO 2017/116969 Al MIDEDIM011111 11111111ME3111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, Published: LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, NL, (BF, MR, NO, BJ, NE, PL, PT, RO, RS, CF, CG, CI, CM, SN, TD, TG). SE, GA, with international 21(3)) search report (Art.