Abstract: A tapping sleeve can include a sleeve portion configured to receive a pipe element; a neck extending from the sleeve portion; and a fastener configured to adjust a diameter of the sleeve portion and thereby tighten the sleeve portion around a pipe element having any one of a range of diameters.

Abstract: A pipe fitting includes a fitting body defining an inner body surface, an outer body surface, a first axial fitting end, and a second axial fitting end, the inner body surface defining a fitting bore extending from the first axial fitting end to the second axial fitting end, and an assembly window extending through the fitting body from the outer body surface to the inner body surface.

Abstract: A device can comprise a housing and a sensor mounted in an arrangement to sense fluid within the housing, and the sensor can be configured to measure a parameter. The device can comprise a purge valve coupled to the housing, the purge valve can be configured to selectively move between a closed configuration and an open configuration to purge fluid from a system. The device can comprise an actuator coupled to the purge valve and configured to selectively move the purge valve from the closed configuration to the open configuration to purge the compressible fluid.

Abstract: A tapping sleeve for a pipe element can include first and second sleeve portions, each defining a first axial end, a second axial end, a first side end, a second side end, and an arcuate portion extending between the first side end and the second side end; the second sleeve portion hingedly secured to the first sleeve portion; and a connecting element joining the first side ends of the first and second sleeve portions; wherein the connecting element, the first side end of the first sleeve portion, and the first side end of the second sleeve portion define at least a portion of a hinge of the tapping sleeve, a position of the first sleeve portion with respect to the second sleeve portion in an assembled condition in a circumferential direction of the tapping sleeve being different between the at least two assembled conditions of the hinge.

Abstract: A gripping assembly for a pipe fitting includes a substantially annular ramp defining a ramp void therethrough, the substantially annular ramp further defining an angled ramp surface angled radially inward relative to the ramp void; and a annular grip ring defining a ring void therethrough, the substantially annular grip ring further defining an inward gripper surface and an angled ring surface, the angled ring surface extending radially inward relative to ring void and contacting and slidable along the angled ramp surface of the substantially annular ramp; wherein the ramp void and the ring void are configured to receive a pipe end of a pipe therethrough, the substantially annular ramp is configured to bias the substantially annular grip ring radially inward towards the pipe, and the inward gripper surface is configured to grip an outer pipe surface of the pipe.

Abstract: A gripping assembly for a pipe fitting includes a substantially annular ramp defining a ramp void therethrough, the substantially annular ramp further defining an angled ramp surface angled radially inward relative to the ramp void; and a annular grip ring defining a ring void therethrough, the substantially annular grip ring further defining an inward gripper surface and an angled ring surface, the angled ring surface extending radially inward relative to ring void and contacting and slidable along the angled ramp surface of the substantially annular ramp; wherein the ramp void and the ring void are configured to receive a pipe end of a pipe therethrough, the substantially annular ramp is configured to bias the substantially annular grip ring radially inward towards the pipe, and the inward gripper surface is configured to grip an outer pipe surface of the pipe.

Abstract: Provided herein is a clamping assembly comprising a plurality of clamping lugs, each of the clamping lugs defining a front end and a distal end, a first clamping lug of the plurality of clamping lugs configured to hingedly engage with an opposite second clamping lug of the plurality of clamping lugs at the distal ends of the first clamping lug and the second clamping lug and provide a range of open and closed positions, and a tightening mechanism which can be configured to urge the first and second clamping lug through the range of positions.

Abstract: A clamp includes a housing, the housing defining a first end and a second end; at least one tongue connected to the housing and extending proximate the first end; a gasket arranged within and in contact with the housing; and at least one clamping assembly coupled to the housing, wherein each clamping assembly engages at least one tongue.

Abstract: A bypass valve includes a meter configuration, a bypass configuration, a shutoff configuration, a base, and a selector moveably connected relative to the base between a meter position, a bypass position, and a shutoff position, the base defining an upstream utility bore, a downstream utility bore, a meter inlet bore, a meter outlet bore, and a base locking lug defining a base locking aperture.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system comprising a fitting with a bore and a fitting recess. A plug comprising a body can be positioned within the bore, defining a plug recess. A locking mechanism can comprise a locking bar. The locking bar can engage both the fitting recess and/or the plug recess in a locked configuration, and only one of the recesses in an unlocked configuration. The locking bar can translate relative to the body to switch between the locked and unlocked configurations. The system provides a secure and efficient locking mechanism for connecting the fitting and plug components and can permit reconfiguration between the locked and unlocked configurations.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for sealing a bore of a fitting using a plug. The method can involve inserting the plug into the bore of the fitting, where the fitting comprises a fitting recess and the plug comprises a plug recess. A locking mechanism can be employed by translating a locking bar to engage with both the fitting recess and/or the plug recess, thereby securing the plug within the bore. The method can provide an efficient and reliable way to seal the bore of a fitting, and may ensure a tight and secure fit between the plug and the fitting for various applications.

Abstract: A bypass valve includes a base defining a base sealing surface, the base defining an upstream utility bore, a downstream utility bore, a meter inlet bore, and a meter outlet bore each extending into the base sealing surface; and a selector defining a selector sealing surface and a front surface, a primary passage and a secondary passage defined within the selector between the selector sealing surface and the front surface, the primary passage being isolated from the secondary passage, the selector defining at least one primary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connected in fluid communication with the primary passage, the selector defining at least one secondary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connected in fluid communication with the secondary passage.

Abstract: A plug can include a body defining a top body end and a bottom body end, the body defining an outer surface extending between the top body end and the bottom body end and a plug recess extending into the body from the outer surface; and a locking mechanism including a locking bar, the locking bar rotationally fixed relative to the body, the locking mechanism reconfigurable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, the locking bar positioned at least partially within the plug recess, at least a portion of the locking bar extending outward from the plug recess in the locked configuration.

Abstract: A tapping sleeve for a pipe element can include first and second sleeve portions, each defining a first axial end, a second axial end, a first side end, a second side end, and an arcuate portion extending between the first side end and the second side end; the second sleeve portion hingedly secured to the first sleeve portion; and a connecting element joining the first side ends of the first and second sleeve portions; wherein the connecting element, the first side end of the first sleeve portion, and the first side end of the second sleeve portion define at least a portion of a hinge of the tapping sleeve, a position of the first sleeve portion with respect to the second sleeve portion in an assembled condition in a circumferential direction of the tapping sleeve being different between the at least two assembled conditions of the hinge.

Abstract: An equalization valve includes a valve body defining an inlet body, an outlet body, and a gate slot, the inlet body defining an inlet passage and the outlet body defining an outlet passage; a gate defining an equalization chamber, a first equalization channel, and a second equalization channel, the equalization chamber and the first and second equalization channels defining an equalization pathway across the gate; and an actuation stem slidable within the equalization chamber between a first chamber position, wherein the actuation stem blocks the equalization pathway, and a second chamber position, wherein the actuation stem unblocks the equalization pathway; wherein the actuation stem is further slidable within the gate slot of the valve body between a first valve position, wherein the gate is seated with the valve body, and a second valve position, wherein the gate is unseated from the valve body.

Abstract: A bypass valve includes a base defining a base sealing surface, the base defining an upstream utility bore, a downstream utility bore, a meter inlet bore, and a meter outlet bore each extending into the base sealing surface; and a selector defining a selector sealing surface and a front surface, a primary passage and a secondary passage defined within the selector between the selector sealing surface and the front surface, the primary passage being isolated from the secondary passage, the selector defining at least one primary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connected in fluid communication with the primary passage, the selector defining at least one secondary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connected in fluid communication with the secondary passage.

Abstract: Example aspects of a seat assembly for a valve, a valve, and a method for opening a valve are disclosed. The seat assembly for a valve can comprise a diaphragm defining a first diaphragm end and a second diaphragm end, the diaphragm comprising a diaphragm end wall at the second diaphragm end, the diaphragm end wall defining an inner diaphragm end wall surface and an outer diaphragm end wall surface; and a diaphragm guide comprising a guide disc, the guide disc defining an inner guide disc surface and an outer guide disc surface, the outer guide disc surface abutting the inner diaphragm end wall surface.

Abstract: A bypass valve includes a base defining a base sealing surface, the base defining an upstream utility bore, a downstream utility bore, a meter inlet bore, and a meter outlet bore each extending into the base sealing surface; and a selector defining a selector sealing surface and a front surface, a primary passage and a secondary passage defined within the selector between the selector sealing surface and the front surface, the primary passage being isolated from the secondary passage, the selector defining at least one primary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connected in fluid communication with the primary passage, the selector defining at least one secondary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connected in fluid communication with the secondary passage.

Abstract: A bypass valve includes a base defining a base sealing surface, the base defining a upstream utility bore, a downstream utility bore, a meter inlet bore, and a meter outlet bore each extending into the base sealing surface; and a selector defining a selector sealing surface positioned in sealing engagement with the base sealing surface, the selector defining a primary passage and a secondary passage, the selector defining at least one primary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connecting in fluid communication with the primary passage, the selector defining at least one secondary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connecting in fluid communication with the secondary passage, the selector being rotatable relative to the base about and between a meter position and a bypass position, the selector connecting the upstream utility bore in fluid communication with the meter inlet bore in the meter position.

Abstract: An equalization valve includes a valve body defining an inlet body, an outlet body, and a gate slot, the inlet body defining an inlet passage and the outlet body defining an outlet passage; a gate defining an equalization chamber, a first equalization channel, and a second equalization channel, the equalization chamber and the first and second equalization channels defining an equalization pathway across the gate; and an actuation stem slidable within the equalization chamber between a first chamber position, wherein the actuation stem blocks the equalization pathway, and a second chamber position, wherein the actuation stem unblocks the equalization pathway; wherein the actuation stem is further slidable within the gate slot of the valve body between a first valve position, wherein the gate is seated with the valve body, and a second valve position, wherein the gate is unseated from the valve body.