Patents Assigned to Gloway International, Inc.
  • Boltless pipe connector
    Patent number: 6447018
    Abstract: A connector for a plain end pipe comprising a housing (7) for location over the pipe, an annular recess (4) formed in an inner surface of the housing (7), a seal (1) located in the recess (4), a nipple (8) for the supply of grease under pressure, and segmental grippers of L-shaped cross section comprising a leg (6) and a foot (5) having a serrated inner surface for engagement with the pipe. Such connectors have wide tolerance within a certain range of nominal pipe outside diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Gloway International, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Graham Ball