Invention Grant
US07987690B2 Fluid conduits with integral end fittings and associated methods of manufacture and use
有权
具有整体端部配件的流体管道和相关的制造和使用方法
- Patent Title: Fluid conduits with integral end fittings and associated methods of manufacture and use
- Patent Title (中): 具有整体端部配件的流体管道和相关的制造和使用方法
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Application No.: US12137442Application Date: 2008-06-11
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Publication No.: US07987690B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: Michael Duggan , Forrest Nixon , Steven L. Blair, Sr.
- Applicant: Michael Duggan , Forrest Nixon , Steven L. Blair, Sr.
- Applicant Address: US IL Sauget
- Assignee: Cerro Flow Products LLC
- Current Assignee: Cerro Flow Products LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Sauget
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: B21D41/02
- IPC: B21D41/02

Abstract:
Fluid conduits for plumbing and other uses having integral end fittings are disclosed herein. A method of forming a fluid conduit in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure includes providing a copper tube having a first inner diameter and a first wall thickness, and heat treating an end portion of the copper tube to a predetermined hardness. The method can further include increasing the wall thickness of the end portion from the first wall thickness to a second wall thickness, and increasing the inner diameter of the end portion from the first inner diameter to a second inner diameter. The method further includes forming a circular groove in an interior surface of the end portion and positioning a seal in the circular groove.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090173130A1 FLUID CONDUITS WITH INTEGRAL END FITTINGS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE Public/Granted day:2009-07-09
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