With Conduit Clamping Means Patents (Class 285/207)
  • Patent number: 9360052
    Abstract: In one embodiment there is provided a shaft collar having a two component structure defined by a first component having a central bore for receipt of a shaft or axle and a second component positioned partially within the first component. The second component also having a relatively harder stiffness than the first component. The second component further includes a pair of opposing ribs positioned within the first component and about the central bore and a pair of C-shaped caps separately positioned against upper and lower ends of the pair of ribs and wherein the pair of opposing ribs have a height such that the at least a portion of the pair of C-shaped caps protrude from the upper and lower faces of the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan J. Culver, David Anthony Norman, Robert H. Mimlitch, III, Paul David Copioli, Aren Calder Hill, John Edward Vielkind-Neun, Arthur Philip Dutra, V
  • Patent number: 8701520
    Abstract: A cable gland and gasket ring assembly includes a gasket ring and a cable gland formed of a shell, a collar, a packing ring and a connection ring for securing a cable, or, a cable and a flexible conduit, to a junction box. The gasket ring is an annular member, having a first end face, a second end face opposing the first end face, a plurality of annular ribs concentrically arranged on the first end face and an annular convex portion located on the second end face. The connection ring has a recessed portion on a stop flange segment for receiving the annular convex portion and a tapered inner surface located on the inside of the stop flange segment for stopping against a tapered outside surface of the packing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: AVC Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Jiun Wei Chiou
  • Patent number: 8490513
    Abstract: A cable gland and gasket ring assembly includes a gasket ring and a cable gland formed of a shell, a collar, a packing ring and a connection ring for securing a cable, or, a cable and a flexible conduit, to a junction box. The gasket ring is an annular member, having a first end face, a second end face opposing the first end face, a plurality of annular ribs concentrically arranged on the first end face and an annular convex portion located on the second end face. The connection ring has a stop flange segment, a first connection ring segment extended from one side of the stop flange for holding the gasket ring, an outer thread located on the first connection ring segment for fastening to a junction box, a recessed portion on the stop flange segment for receiving the annular convex portion of the gasket ring and a tapered inner surface located on the inside of the stop flange segment for stopping against a tapered outside surface of the packing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: AVC Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Jiun Wei Chiou
  • Patent number: 8468849
    Abstract: A multi-port device such as a thermal expansion valve for an air conditioning system includes a seal structure with a first seal portion and a second seal portion. The first seal portion includes a metal material adapted to provide a primary seal. The second seal portion is attached to a free edge of the first seal portion and adapted to provide a secondary seal. The multi-port device with seal structure militates against leakage during operation of the air conditioning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric William Kesler, Fred Georg Schroeder
  • Patent number: 7900971
    Abstract: A fastening device is provided for fastening cables, fibers or wave hoses in position with multiple ways, and for waterproof capability. The fastening device includes a first casing, an inner holding part, a waterproof screw annulus, a positioning nut, a connecting casing, a second casing, an inner buckled nut, a resilient washer, and a constricting gasket. The first casing and the second casing are respectively engaged with the waterproof screw annulus and the connecting annulus. The first casing and the second casing take force to the wave hose for holding the cable or fiber in place in multiple ways, and avoid shifting or breaking off from drawing outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventor: Teh-Tsung Chiu
  • Patent number: 7900970
    Abstract: A fastening device is provided for fastening cables, fibers or wave hoses in position with multiple ways, and for waterproof capability. The fastening device includes a first casing, an inner holding part, a waterproof screw annulus, a positioning nut, a connecting casing, a second casing, an inner buckled nut, a resilient washer, and a constricting gasket. The first casing and the second casing are respectively engaged with the waterproof screw annulus and the connecting annulus. The first casing and the second casing take force to the wave hose for holding the cable or fiber in place in multiple ways, and avoid shifting or breaking off from drawing outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventor: Teh-Tsung Chiu
  • Patent number: 7870725
    Abstract: An exhaust mounting system includes an exhaust component having a pair of ridges along an outer perimeter. A mounting band is disposed around the outer perimeter of the exhaust component between the ridges. An isolation pad is disposed between the exhaust component and the mounting bracket for absorbing vibration energy between the mounting band and the exhaust component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Gary J. Hazelton
  • Publication number: 20100156094
    Abstract: A fastening device is provided for fastening cables, fibers or wave hoses in position with multiple ways, and for waterproof capability. The fastening device includes a first casing, an inner holding part, a waterproof screw annulus, a positioning nut, a connecting casing, a second casing, an inner buckled nut, a resilient washer, and a constricting gasket. The first casing and the second casing are respectively engaged with the waterproof screw annulus and the connecting annulus. The first casing and the second casing take force to the wave hose for holding the cable or fiber in place in multiple ways, and avoid shifting or breaking off from drawing outside. The fastening device also has multi-ways for waterproof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Teh-Tsung CHIU
  • Publication number: 20100156093
    Abstract: A fastening device is provided for fastening cables, fibers or wave hoses in position with multiple ways, and for waterproof capability. The fastening device includes a first casing, an inner holding part, a waterproof screw annulus, a positioning nut, a connecting casing, a second casing, an inner buckled nut, a resilient washer, and a constricting gasket. The first casing and the second casing are respectively engaged with the waterproof screw annulus and the connecting annulus. The first casing and the second casing take force to the wave hose for holding the cable or fiber in place in multiple ways, and avoid shifting or breaking off from drawing outside. The fastening device also has multi-ways for waterproof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Teh-Tsung Chiu
  • Patent number: 7735876
    Abstract: A fastening device is provided for fastening cables, fibers or wave hoses in position with multiple ways, and for waterproof capability. The fastening device includes a first casing, an inner holding part, a waterproof screw annulus, a positioning nut, a connecting casing, a second casing, an inner buckled nut, a resilient washer, and a constricting gasket. The first casing and the second casing are respectively engaged with the waterproof screw annulus and the connecting annulus. The first casing and the second casing take force to the wave hose for holding the cable or fiber in place in multiple ways, and avoid shifting or breaking off from drawing outside. The fastening device also has multi-ways for waterproof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: AVC Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Teh-Tsung Chiu
  • Publication number: 20070267866
    Abstract: A conduit clamp having a front clamp half and a rear clamp half, together forming power and communication conduit supports for a plurality of conduits. When the plurality of conduits extend vertically, at least one of the conduit supports engages a communications conduit at a different elevation than another conduit support engages a power conduit. The first and second clamp halves of the conduit clamp are affixed together via a plurality of fasteners. One of the plurality of fasteners can be loosened to release engagement of the conduit clamp against one of the plurality of conduits so that the power and communication conduit supports are each separately and individually adjustable within the conduit clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Robert K. Jolly, Mark R. Drane
  • Patent number: 6899139
    Abstract: Tube for pumping a space between two tiles, comprising a metal end-piece 9 and a glass tube 25 bonded together via a glass-to-metal seal 26; the metal end-piece 9 has shoulder means 3. Such a tube is especially intended to be fitted onto plasma displays or field emission displays. This tube is inexpensive and allows rapid and precise handling and fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.
    Inventor: Alain Normanni
  • Patent number: 6767032
    Abstract: A liquid tight connector for connecting metallic or non-metallic conduit to a panels or junction box. The connector includes a forward end that accommodates either a spring steel adapter or a lock nut to secure the forward end to a panel in a liquid tight fit. A cover on the rearward end encloses an annular sealing ring and an annular retaining ring to form a conduit accepting channel including a conduit sealing portion and a conduit retaining portion. A conduit is secured to the rearward end of the connector by simply pushing it within the channel and tightening the cover to achieve a liquid tight fit. By eliminating disassembly and reassembly of parts, the connector provides significant labor savings over prior art liquid tight conduit connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Arlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
  • Patent number: 6722704
    Abstract: A connecting fitting used for fixing longitudinal bodies to perforations or openings, especially in the wall of a housing, which include retaining projecting elements that engage with the edge of the perforation from the rear, and a stop in the form of a plastic ring which, in use, lies on a side of the opening opposite the edge of the opening that is engaged from the rear. The elastic ring is supported by a surface of the connecting fitting which expands from an area adjacent the opening from inside toward outside in an oblique manner, whereby the ring can be moved and displaced axially when the diameter is elastically enlarged, in order to account for different wall thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Anton Hummel Verwaltungs GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Bartholoma, Fritz Zugel, Volker Gotz, Philipp Gerber
  • Patent number: 6698799
    Abstract: A spud assembly for use with a fuel tank having a body defining an interior chamber and having an outer periphery. The spud assembly includes a base attached to the outer periphery of the fuel tank and the base has a throughbore open to both the interior chamber of the tank as well as exteriorly of the tank. An elongated spud having an axial throughbore is movable relative to the base between a connected and an unconnected position. In its connected position, the spud is positioned through the base throughbore so that the spud fluidly connects the interior of the fuel tank to the spud. Additionally, when the spud is moved to its fully connected position, a locking finger on the base engages a lock abutment surface on the spud to secure the spud and base together. In an alternate embodiment, a locking ring is coaxially disposed over the spud and base when the spud is in its connected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Martinrea Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Anderson, Daniel Paul Cunkle, David John Gabbey, Larry Marin Vandervoort
  • Patent number: 6616194
    Abstract: A liquid tight connector for connecting non-metallic or metallic conduit to panels or similar devices. The connector is an effort and time saving device that allows connection of conduit to panels without the need to disassemble a portion of the connector and then reassemble again as in prior art devices. The connector allows an installer to simply push a conduit into one end of the connector and push the opposite end of the connector into an aperture in a panel. Liquid tight seals are created between the conduit and the connector and between the connector and the panel. By proper selection of the material of construction, the connector may be built for use with either metallic or non-metallic conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Arlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
  • 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: 6086117
    Abstract: A double booted flexible entry boot provides a fluid-tight fitting between a wall of a fluid containment region and a conduit passing through the wall. An inner seal member is disposed within the containment region, and a first securing plate is disposed within the containment region and mounted to the inner seal member. A first flexibly rigid, hollow support sleeve extends outwardly from the inner seal member, and a mechanism releasably attaches the first hollow support sleeve to the conduit. An outer seal member is disposed outside of the containment region, and a second securing plate is disposed outside of the containment region and mounted to the outer seal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Polymer Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Youngs
  • Patent number: 5967567
    Abstract: A flexible entry boot provides a fluid-tight fitting between a wall of a fluid containment region and a conduit passing through the wall. The flexible entry boot comprises a seal member disposed within the containment region; and a securing plate disposed within the containment region and releasably mounted to the seal member. A flexibly rigid, hollow support sleeve is attached to the seal member. The hollow support sleeve 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. A mechanism is provided for releasably attaching the hollow support sleeve to the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Advanced Polymer Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel P. Nordstrom
  • Patent number: 5727820
    Abstract: A flange for a drain pipe extending from the side of a large, flat-bottomed, open container, such as the cockpit of a boat, has its upper portion fitted along the inside of the side of the cockpit, but the lower portion of the flange is bent inwards along the bottom of the drain pipe in an "L" shape to rest tightly against the bottom or deck of the cockpit, which brings the bottom of the drain pipe close to the deck of the cockpit, to drain off as much as possible of the water that builds up in the cockpit due to rain, spray, or other sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: David M. Thompson
  • Patent number: 5253374
    Abstract: The water level of an above-ground swimming pool is maintained at a predetermined level by a small tank attached to the edge of the pool. The conduit is comprised of a Y-connection fitting having a stem and two arm portions. An eye is attached to the fitting by an eye housing and eye cap. A nut is provided for securing the fitting to a pool sidewall. The fitting contains radial apertures and longitudinal passageways which permit water to flow into, and out of, the pool simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Inventor: Edwin R. Langill
  • Patent number: 5085549
    Abstract: A mounting system for mounting components to panels includes a fastener assembly variable positioned in three axes and capable of being locked in position frictionally or mechanically in a final desired position by tightening a nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Kelly J. Londry