Crimp-style coupling device for clamping together cast iron pipes, fittings and the like

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a crimp-style coupling device for clamping together cast iron pipes, fittings and the like, in a flattened condition prior to use;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top edge thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom edge thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left end edge thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right end edge thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective of the crimp-style coupling device for clamping together cast iron pipes, fittings and the like of FIG. 1, in an annular condition ready for use;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left elevation thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a right elevation thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a crimp-style coupling device for clamping together cast iron pipes, fittings and the like, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D741456
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 29, 2013
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 2015
Assignee: Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Michael Robert Elwertowski (Flanders, NJ), Maximilian Linder (Phillipsburg, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Eric Goodman
Assistant Examiner: Luqman McNeil
Application Number: 29/461,849
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fitting (10) (D23/259)