Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Press fitting device, components and method
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Application No.: US17481804Application Date: 2021-09-22
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Publication No.: US11885448B2Publication Date: 2024-01-30
- Inventor: Libardo Ochoa Dias , Herbert J. Bouchard
- Applicant: Quick Fitting Holding Company, LLC
- Applicant Address: US RI East Providence
- Assignee: Quick Fitting Holding Company, LLC
- Current Assignee: Quick Fitting Holding Company, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US RI East Providence
- Agency: Williams Mullen
- Agent Thomas F. Bergert
- Main IPC: F16L37/086
- IPC: F16L37/086 ; F16L37/091 ; F16L13/14

Abstract:
A press fitting device, components and method provide one or more indicators to provide a visual indication that the fitting has been properly pressed around a tube and that the correct amount of pressure has been provided to create a permanent seal. In embodiments, a sealing ring and a latching band are retained within a main body component of the fitting and the latching band can be formed with a radially inwardly extending latch that extends through an opening in the sealing ring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230090034A1 PRESS FITTING DEVICE, COMPONENTS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2023-03-23
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