Nipple Includes Seal Patents (Class 285/139.2)
  • Patent number: 6193284
    Abstract: A connector for connecting a heat exchanger tube to a heating vessel bulkhead, includes a connector housing, a sealing and locking nut, and a first and second o-ring. The connector housing includes a first conduit having an exterior surface, on which are formed a threaded portion, a peripheral bulkhead seating surface, and a first o-ring receiving cavity, such that the first o-ring receiving cavity is positioned between the threaded portion and the peripheral bulkhead seating surface. A bulkhead sealing ring has a second o-ring receiving cavity. A second conduit has a cross-section corresponding to the cross-section of the heat exchanger tube. The sealing nut engages the threaded exterior of the first conduit, and the locking nut engages and locks the sealing nut against the exterior surface of the bulkhead. The first o-ring is positioned within the first o-ring cavity, and the second o-ring is positioned within the second o-ring cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Henny Penny Corporation
    Inventor: James D. King
  • Patent number: 6183021
    Abstract: A pass-through dual containment fitting that protectively seals a portion of pass-through tubing has a fitting body that incorporates a first end, a second end and a collar, each having a longitudinal bore for receiving the pass-through tubing. The second end having an extending nose portion. A radially compressive sealing device is engagable with the first end of the fitting body. When the radially compressive sealing device is fully engaged with the first end a fluid-tight seal is formed between the device and the fitting body. A dual containment sealing device incorporates containment tubing having a flared end and a flared end fitting. The extending nose portion of the fitting body is inserted into the flared end. The flared end fitting engages the second end of the fitting body to compress the flared end to the extending nose portion to form a fluid-tight seal between the dual containment sealing device and the fitting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Fluoroware, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew E. Walsh, Gary A. Wolf, Eric G. Soderstrom, Sr.
  • Patent number: 6173997
    Abstract: A flexible entry boot assembly provides a fluid-tight fitting between a wall of a fluid containment region and a conduit passing through the wall. The flexible entry boot assembly comprises a seal member disposed within the containment region. A securing plate, disposed within the containment region, is releasably mounted to the seal member. A hollow support sleeve, integral with the seal member, extends axially into the containment region. The support sleeve has an outer surface and an inner, conduit receiving surface, and further has a degree of flexibility sufficient to allow for the insertion of the conduit at angles equal to or other than an angle normal to the fluid containment wall while maintaining a fluid-tight environment. The flexible boot assembly further comprises a mechanism for releasably attaching the hollow support sleeve to the conduit. A flexible, corrosion resistant sealing ring member is disposed outside the containment region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Polymer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Nordstrom, Andrew Youngs