Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rib construction for large diameter pipe fittings
- Patent Title (中): 大直径管件的肋骨结构
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Application No.: US13375368Application Date: 2010-06-01
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Publication No.: US08967674B2Publication Date: 2015-03-03
- Inventor: Carl R. Douglass, III , Joseph D. Larkins
- Applicant: Carl R. Douglass, III , Joseph D. Larkins
- Applicant Address: US MN Willmar
- Assignee: Prinsco, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Prinsco, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Willmar
- Agency: Schroeder & Siegfried, P.A.
- International Application: PCT/US2010/036800 WO 20100601
- International Announcement: WO2010/141399 WO 20101209
- Main IPC: F16L11/15
- IPC: F16L11/15 ; F16L41/02 ; B29C41/04 ; B29C33/42 ; F16L47/32 ; B29L31/24

Abstract:
A rotationally molded large-diameter pipe fitting, the wall structure of which is characterized as having a generally smooth interior surface and an exterior surface that is defined by a plurality of axially-spaced circumferentially extending ribs which are monolithically formed and homogeneous with the smooth interior surface of the fitting. The fitting is seamless and modularly designed with integral coupling elements at each terminal end, and with a ribbed wall structure profile capable of withstanding the loads typically found in buried applications with watertight performance requirements, where such ribbed wall structure meets the following dimensions and dimensional ratios: Rib Sidewall Angle (95-105 degrees); Bottom/Top Rib Thickness Ratio (1.80-2.80); Pitch/Rib Height Ratio (1.50-1.95); Rib Height/Fitting Diameter Ratio (0.04-0.09); and Avg. Rib Thickness/Rib Height Ratio (0.28-0.40).
Public/Granted literature
- US20120074696A1 RIB CONSTRUCTION FOR LARGE DIAMETER PIPE FITTINGS Public/Granted day:2012-03-29
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