Global Patent Index - EP 4367426 A1

EP 4367426 A1 20240515 - PIPE FITTING WITH GRIP RING

Title (en)

PIPE FITTING WITH GRIP RING

Title (de)

ROHRVERBINDUNG MIT GREIFRING

Title (fr)

RACCORD DE TUYAU À BAGUE DE PRÉHENSION

Publication

EP 4367426 A1 20240515 (EN)

Application

EP 22870486 A 20220818

Priority

  • US 202117475425 A 20210915
  • US 2022040780 W 20220818

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023043568A1] A pipe fitting includes a fitting body defining an inner surface, an outer surface, a first fitting end, and a second fitting end, the inner surface defining a channel extending from the first fitting end to the second fitting end, a portion of the inner surface defining a tapered region tapering towards the first fitting end; and an engagement assembly comprising a metal grip ring received in the channel, the metal grip ring defining a substantially frustoconical ring body, the ring body defining a diameter that tapers from a first lateral end of the ring body to a second lateral end of the ring body, the engagement assembly configured to slide along the tapered region.

IPC 8 full level

F16L 19/08 (2006.01); F16L 19/065 (2006.01); F16L 37/091 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F16L 37/091 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2023043568 A1 20230323; CA 3228388 A1 20230323; EP 4367426 A1 20240515

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2022040780 W 20220818; CA 3228388 A 20220818; EP 22870486 A 20220818