A universal nut includes at least one shell including a base wall and a skirt extending axially away from the base wall and having an internal thread, and a thread adapter threaded to the internal thread of the skirt of the at least one shell. A universal fluid connector includes the universal nut, and a conduit extending along a conduit axis and including a tubing portion and a nut coupling portion. The base wall of the at least one shell couples to the nut coupling portion of the conduit and has a conduit aperture through which the conduit extends.
A torque-limiting fastener and a method of assembling the same includes a drive shell, a driven fastener carried by the drive shell, and a clutch axially between the fastener and the drive shell. The drive shell may have a shell base wall including drive-off surfaces, drive-on surfaces, and a shell skirt extending axially away from the shell base wall. The driven fastener may have a fastener base wall including driven-on surfaces, driven-off surfaces, drive tang pockets between the driven-on and driven-off surfaces, and driven-on beam pockets, and a radially outer wall extending in an axial direction away from the fastener base wall. The clutch may have a plate, a driven beam, and a driven tang, wherein the driven beam and the drive tang are cantilevered with respect to the plate. A drive shell, driven fastener, and clutch are individually disclosed.
An illustrative dual outlet, single inlet, and single handle valve assembly is disclosed that allows a user to manipulate the handle to selectively allow or inhibit fluid flow from the single inlet to multiple fluid delivery devices. The valve assembly includes an indexing device to permit the user to choose between a variety of configurations that directs flow to a single fluid delivery device, multiple fluid delivery devices, or no fluid delivery devices.
F16K 11/087 - Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valvesPipe fittings incorporating such valvesArrangement of valves and flow lines specially adapted for mixing fluid with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only taps or cocks with spherical plug
An excess flow and thermal valve assembly includes a valve housing, a valve carried in the housing and displaceable during excess flow conditions to reduce flow of fluid through the assembly, and an intumescent or intumescent material carried in the valve housing and expandable during excess temperature conditions to reduce flow of fluid through the assembly.
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
(1) Power operated drain cleaning equipment, namely, power-operated plumbing snakes
(2) Hand operated drain cleaning equipment and plumbing tools, namely, hand operated plumbing snakes
(3) Plungers for clearing blocked drains; cleaning brushes for household use
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
POWER OPERATED DRAIN CLEANING EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, POWER-OPERATED PLUMBING SNAKES HAND OPERATED DRAIN CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND PLUMBING TOOLS, NAMELY, HAND OPERATED PLUMBING SNAKES PLUNGERS FOR CLEARING BLOCKED DRAINS; CLEANING BRUSHES FOR HOUSEHOLD USE
The present disclosure relates to a rotary plug valve and, more particularly, to a rotary plug valve having a fluid conduit cartridge including components that are assembled in a manner allowing for the rotation of a valve handle without rotation of the entire valve or supply line. Illustratively, a retainer ring and a backer ring are coupled with a gripper ring positioned therebetween. Coupling of the retainer ring and the backer ring creates compression on locking tabs of the grip ring, holding the locking tabs in place between tangs of the backer ring and preventing rotation of the gripper ring.
F16L 55/07 - Arrangement or mounting of devices, e.g. valves, for venting or aerating or draining
F16K 5/04 - Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary with plugs having cylindrical surfacesPackings therefor
F16K 5/02 - Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary with plugs having conical surfacesPackings therefor
Handle assemblies for coupling to a shaft are provided. Each assembly includes a handle having an end wall with a fastener passage extending therethrough and a side wall extending from the end wall to an open end. In one embodiment, an adapter assembly includes a nut, a collet having a fastener portion carrying the nut and a compression portion receiving the shaft, and a clamp mounted on the compression portion and tightened around the compression portion to compress the collet to the shaft. A fastener extends through the fastener passage and into the nut. In another embodiment, the handle defines a conical pocket in communication with the fastener passage. An adapter in the pocket includes circumferentially spaced jaws having conical outer surfaces and inner surfaces engaging the shaft and hinged connectors extending circumferentially between adjacent jaws. A fastener extends through the fastener passage and into the shaft.
An excess flow and thermal valve assembly includes a valve housing, a valve carried in the housing and displaceable during excess flow conditions to reduce flow of fluid through the assembly, and an intumescent or intumescent material carried in the valve housing and expandable during excess temperature conditions to reduce flow of fluid through the assembly.
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
(1) Machine-operated drain cleaning tools comprised of electrically powered snakes, blades, knives, cutters, augers and plungers sold as a unit
(2) Hand-operated drain cleaning tools, namely, hand spinners and plumbing snakes.
(3) Plungers for clearing blocked drains
(1) Plumbing products, namely fluid and gas control valves, fluid and gas connectors to connect supplies to points of use such as sinks, toilets and appliances, supply tubes to connect water supplies to sink and toilets, all for use in sanitary and gas installations.
An assembly for limiting excess flow includes a seat that provides a sealing surface and a diaphragm that is coupled to the seat. The diaphragm includes a seal portion and at least one leg extending between the seal portion and the seat. The seal portion is spaced apart from the sealing surface during normal flow conditions and is in engagement with the sealing surface when a predetermined flow condition is exceeded.
F16K 17/28 - Excess-flow valves actuated by the difference of pressure between two places in the flow line acting directly on the cutting-off member operating in one direction only
F16K 27/02 - Construction of housingsUse of materials therefor of lift valves
A sink drain pedestal strainer with a central longitudinal axis includes a pedestal extending upwardly away from a base. The pedestal includes a perforate sidewall to facilitate flow of water toward the inner periphery of the base, and a perforate upper wall extending radially inwardly from the sidewall.
E03C 1/264 - Separate sieves or similar object-catching inserts
E03C 1/04 - Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
E03C 1/18 - Sinks, whether or not connected to the waste-pipe
E03C 1/26 - Object-catching inserts or similar devices for waste pipes or outlets
B05B 1/06 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops in annular, tubular or hollow conical form
B05B 1/12 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means capable of producing different kinds of discharge, e.g. either jet or spray
B05B 1/16 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openingsNozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively-effective outlets
B05B 1/30 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
B05B 12/00 - Arrangements for controlling deliveryArrangements for controlling the spray area
The present disclosure includes a drain strainer with a central longitudinal axis. A rigid base includes a radially outer base periphery, a radially inner base periphery, and upper and lower surfaces therebetween, and extending in a base plane transverse to the axis. A flexible, elastic membrane is coupled to the rigid base, and includes a perforate web extending in a membrane plane transverse to the axis. Also disclosed is a sink including the strainer.
E03C 1/26 - Object-catching inserts or similar devices for waste pipes or outlets
E03C 1/264 - Separate sieves or similar object-catching inserts
E03C 1/04 - Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
E03C 1/18 - Sinks, whether or not connected to the waste-pipe
B05B 1/06 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops in annular, tubular or hollow conical form
B05B 1/12 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means capable of producing different kinds of discharge, e.g. either jet or spray
B05B 1/16 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openingsNozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively-effective outlets
B05B 1/30 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
B05B 12/00 - Arrangements for controlling deliveryArrangements for controlling the spray area
PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PIPES AS PARTS OF KITCHEN AND BATH PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS AND SANITARY FACILITIES, NAMELY, LAVATORY, SHOWER, AND UNDER-FIXTURE VALVES, ESCUTCHEONS, METAL WATER PIPES AND TUBINGS, RISER TUBES, TUBE CONNECTORS, NOSEPIECES, SINK AND LAVATORY DRAIN CONNECTORS AND COUPLINGS, TUBE CONNECTOR NIPPLES, PIPE ELBOWS, PIPE ADAPTORS, TUBE COUPLINGS AND COMPRESSION NIPPLES AND SLEEVES
An assembly for limiting excess flow includes a seat that provides a sealing surface and a diaphragm that is coupled to the seat. The diaphragm includes a seal portion and at least one leg extending between the seal portion and the seat. The seal portion is spaced apart from the sealing surface during normal flow conditions and is in engagement with the sealing surface when a predetermined flow condition is exceeded.
F16K 17/28 - Excess-flow valves actuated by the difference of pressure between two places in the flow line acting directly on the cutting-off member operating in one direction only
An assembly for limiting excess flow includes a housing having an internal bore defined by a first diameter, a seat held fixed within the internal bore, and a diaphragm defined by a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. The seat provides a sealing surface and the diaphragm is coupled to the seat by at least one leg. The diaphragm is spaced apart from the sealing surface during normal flow conditions and is in engagement with the sealing surface when a predetermined flow condition is exceeded.
F16K 17/28 - Excess-flow valves actuated by the difference of pressure between two places in the flow line acting directly on the cutting-off member operating in one direction only
An assembly for limiting excess flow includes a housing having an internal bore that defines a seat. A cage is positioned within the internal bore and includes an upstream end and a sealing surface at a downstream end. A back plate with at least one magnet is seated within the internal bore upstream of the cage. The cage moves away from the back plate when a predetermined flow condition is exceeded such that the sealing surface engages the seat.
F16K 17/28 - Excess-flow valves actuated by the difference of pressure between two places in the flow line acting directly on the cutting-off member operating in one direction only
An assembly for limiting excess flow includes a housing having an internal bore that defines a seat. A cage is positioned within the internal bore and includes an upstream end and a sealing surface at a downstream end. A back plate with at least one magnet is seated within the internal bore upstream of the cage. The cage moves away from the back plate when a predetermined flow condition is exceeded such that the sealing surface engages the seat.
F16K 31/02 - Operating meansReleasing devices electricOperating meansReleasing devices magnetic
F16K 17/28 - Excess-flow valves actuated by the difference of pressure between two places in the flow line acting directly on the cutting-off member operating in one direction only
F16K 47/04 - Means in valves for absorbing fluid energy for decreasing pressure, the throttle being incorporated in the closure member
F16K 31/08 - Operating meansReleasing devices electricOperating meansReleasing devices magnetic using a magnet using a permanent magnet
An apparatus for assembling or disassembling a pipe in a pipe holder, includes: a washer having a body having an annular portion and an extended portion having central bore passing therethrough, the body made of a memory material; a compression fitting for insertion into the pipe holder, the extended portion fitting in the compression fitting; and, a lock for insertion into the pipe holder. The lock is for moving the compression fitting to deform the annular portion against the holder if inserted to form a seal between the pipe, the compression fitting and the holder. The lock also is for allowing the annular portion to reform and move against the holder if the lock is removed such that the compression fitting may be removed if the lock is removed.
A method of processing a bismuth brass article includes the steps of machining an extruded brass rod to form an article of a desired shape and annealing the article at an annealing temperature that is no greater than 575° F./302° C. to relieve stress caused by the machining. The extruded brass rod includes a composition, by weight percentage, that includes 58-63 of copper, 0.8-1.5 of bismuth, 0.05-0.15 of phosphorous and a remainder of zinc and any impurities.
An apparatus for connecting a conduit, said apparatus comprising a body (15) for attaching to said conduit, a seal having a shape extending around and minimizing leakage from said conduit, and an activator (25) for activating said seal so that said seal minimizes leakage from said conduit if said conduit is properly inserted in said body, a ring compressor (35) that cooperates with said activator to compress said seal, the activator has a leg with a slanted surface for urging said compressor against said seal.
F16L 37/084 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members combined with automatic locking
F16L 37/091 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members combined with automatic locking by means of a ring provided with teeth or fingers
An apparatus for minimizing rotation of a conduit has a housing that has a keyway and envelops the conduit. A gripper holds the conduit and opposes rotation of it. The gripper has a key for cooperating with the keyway such that the housing does not rotate about the gripper.
F16L 37/091 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members combined with automatic locking by means of a ring provided with teeth or fingers
An apparatus for unsealing a pipe in a pipe assembly is disclosed. The apparatus has a seal for minimizing leakage from the pipe and a spring attaching to both the seal and the pipe assembly. If the seal is to be removed, a spring force of the spring acts against and moves the seal for removal of the seal.
F16L 37/091 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members combined with automatic locking by means of a ring provided with teeth or fingers
An apparatus for unsealing a pipe in a pipe assembly is disclosed. The apparatus has a seal for minimizing leakage from the pipe and a spring attaching to both the seal and the pipe assembly. If the seal is to be removed, a spring force of the spring acts against and moves the seal for removal of the seal.
An apparatus for connecting a conduit has a body attaching to the conduit, a seal having a shape extending around and minimizing leakage from the conduit, and a activator for enabling the seal so that the seal minimizes leakage from the conduit if the conduit is properly inserted in the body.
F16L 37/084 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members combined with automatic locking
A fluid quick connect fluidually couples a conduit having an attachment groove for a retainer on a quick connect housing. The housing includes circumferential Iy spaced fingers of each which include a barbed end that engages a corresponding internal groove within a valve housing. The housing fits over conduit and is aligned with the attachment groove. The end of the conduit may be closed and a cut-off indicator provided to enable cut-off of the sealed end after a system pressure test. Complementary anti-rotation features may be provided on the conduit and one of quick connect housing and a valve housing.
A plumbing test cap has a body with a bore extending from a first end which is mountable over a stub-out having a surface engagement feature. The body has a closed second end. A retainer is carried on the body for transverse movement from a first position allowing movement of the body relative to the stub-out and a second position in which the retainer is locked to the body, in turn locking the body on the stub-out.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
(1) Plumbing fixtures and pipes, including sink, water closet, lavatory, shower, and under-fixture valves, faucets, escutcheons, metal water pipes and tubings, riser tubes, tube connectors, nose-pieces and fittings, sink and lavatory drain connectors and fittings, tube connector nipples, elbows, adaptors, tube couplings, compression nipples, sleeves, washers, connector nuts, water hammer stops, and kitchen, lavatory, laundry and scullery sinks and sink tops.
(2) Gas connectors and gas valves, gas shut-off valves, corrugated gas appliance connectors, and gas valve fittings.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
(1) Plumbing fixtures and pipes, including sink, water closet, lavatory, shower, and under-fixture valves, faucets, escutcheons, metal water pipes and tubings, riser tubes, tube connectors, nosepieces and fittings, sink and lavatory drain connectors and fittings, tube connector nipples, elbows, adaptors, tube couplings, compression nipples, sleeves, washers, connector nuts, water hammer stops, and kitchen, lavatory, laundry and scullery sinks and sink tops.
(2) Gas connectors and gas valves, gas shut-off valves, corrugated gas appliance connectors, and gas valve fittings.
TOILET, WASH BASIN AND SINK WATER SUPPLY TUBES AND CONNECTION FITTINGS FOR SAME, SHUT-OFF VALVES, TOILET TANK VALVES, ANTI-WATER HAMMER CHAMBERS, AND WATER HEATER CONNECTOR TUBES
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
11 - Environmental control apparatus
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
Goods & Services
(1) Metal water pipe and tubing; pipe and tube fittings; namely, nipples, elbows, adapters, couplings, compression nipples, sleeves and nuts; and plumbing fixtures, namely, escutcheons, sink, water closet and lavatory valves, and drainage fittings for connecting the drain of a sink or lavatory to a trap.
