Patent ID: 8757672

Claim:
A piping system comprising: a first piping system component, wherein the first piping system component comprises a longitudinal portion that terminates at a distal end; and a fitting comprising: a body comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion comprises internal threads, wherein the first portion includes a first interior surface that defines a first opening through the body, wherein the first opening is sized so that the first piping system component is positioned in the first opening, wherein the longitudinal portion is securable to the first interior surface of the first portion by a securing liquid therebetween, wherein the second portion includes a second surface that defines a second opening, and wherein the body defines a sealed passageway between the first opening and the second opening; and a barrier positioned between the first interior surface of the first portion and the internal threads of the second portion, wherein the barrier includes a surface that at least partially defines a reservoir for receiving the distal end of the first piping system component and to collect at least some of the securing liquid, and wherein the distal end of the first piping system component and at least some of the securing liquid are positioned in the reservoir.