Crimp fitting for joining tubing

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a crimp fitting for joining tubing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, the bottom view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken about the line 3-3 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged, partial cross-sectional view taken from detail area 4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left view being identical thereto; and

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof, the rear view being identical thereto.

The dot dash broken line indicates cutoff boundaries for enlarged detailed portion views and forms no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a crimp fitting for joining tubing as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
601444 March 1898 Lotstrom
868524 October 1907 Bayer
1243438 October 1917 Morris
2470499 May 1949 Lapp
3049370 August 1962 Bertrand
3198560 August 1965 Collins
3244441 April 1966 Caudle
D206387 December 1966 Seckel
3419953 January 1969 Deimen
D221078 July 1971 Seckel et al.
3596939 August 1971 Gibson
3675949 July 1972 Dawson
4328982 May 11, 1982 Christianson
4421437 December 20, 1983 Langner
4482174 November 13, 1984 Puri
D291482 August 18, 1987 Vassallo et al.
5080406 January 14, 1992 Hyatt et al.
D356858 March 28, 1995 Folkman
5484174 January 16, 1996 Gotoh et al.
D375558 November 12, 1996 Williams
D380813 July 8, 1997 Motz et al.
D400670 November 3, 1998 Sorkin
5918914 July 6, 1999 Morris
6021816 February 8, 2000 Jeltsch et al.
6056018 May 2, 2000 Renaud
D447792 September 11, 2001 Renaud
6595559 July 22, 2003 Readman
D484953 January 6, 2004 Renaud
D524427 July 4, 2006 Wilk, Jr. et al.
D531706 November 7, 2006 Wagner et al.
D531708 November 7, 2006 Wagner et al.
RE40577 November 25, 2008 Renaud
D623277 September 7, 2010 Guzzoni et al.
D730494 May 26, 2015 Arment et al.
9145992 September 29, 2015 Arment et al.
D753271 April 5, 2016 LaBarbera et al.
9638361 May 2, 2017 Arment et al.
D790044 June 20, 2017 Li
20090173130 July 9, 2009 Duggan et al.
20100025982 February 4, 2010 Jamison
20130167357 July 4, 2013 Arment et al.
20140197633 July 17, 2014 Nixon et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
0048003 March 1982 EP
S55-060784 May 1980 JP
S55/88939 July 1980 JP
S56-006527 January 1981 JP
S56-122633 September 1981 JP
H0259130 February 1990 JP
2003-515706 May 2003 JP
2009-168075 July 2009 JP
2010-043737 February 2010 JP
2012/109132 August 2012 WO
2014110400 July 2014 WO
Other references
  • US D221,759, 9/1971, Bauman. (withdrawn).
  • “Metal-O-Ring and C-Rings for Extreme Operating Conditions”, GFD, Dec. 31, 2011, pp. 1-12, retreived from internet: URL:http://www.seals.de/downloads/Metall_Ring_GB.pdf on Jun. 23, 2016.
Patent History
Patent number: D994091
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 5, 2016
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 2023
Assignee: RLS LLC (Shelbina, MO)
Inventors: Bradley Arment (Shelbyville, MO), Michael J. Duggan (St. Louis, MO), Sean Kelleher (Manchester, MO), Tony LaGrotta (St. Louis, MO), Eddie Lilako (Ballwin, MO)
Primary Examiner: Amy C Wierenga
Application Number: 29/573,489
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)