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Gland for pipe joints

Granted 9 May 2023 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Kubota Corporation

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Inventors: Ryunosuke Tanaka, Keita Oda · Examiner: Amy C Wierenga · AU 2925 · TC 2900

Application
35/512,846
filed 30 Apr 2021
Publication
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US D985741
granted 9 May 2023

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Description

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›1. Gland for pipe joints 2. Gland for…

1. Gland for pipe joints

2. Gland for pipe joints

3. Gland for pipe joints

4. Gland for pipe joints

5. Gland for pipe joints

6. Gland for pipe joints

1 . 1 : Perspective

1 . 2 : Rear perspective view

1 . 3 : Front

1 . 4 : Back

1 . 5 : Left

1 . 6 : Top

1 . 7 : Cross sectional

1 . 8 : Enlarged

2 . 1 : Perspective

2 . 2 : Rear perspective view

2 . 3 : Front

2 . 4 : Back

2 . 5 : Left

2 . 6 : Top

2 . 7 : Cross sectional

2 . 8 : Enlarged

3 . 1 : Perspective

3 . 2 : Rear perspective view

3 . 3 : Front

3 . 4 : Back

3 . 5 : Left

3 . 6 : Top

3 . 7 : Bottom

3 . 8 : Cross sectional

3 . 9 : Enlarged

4 . 1 : Perspective

4 . 2 : Rear perspective view

4 . 3 : Front

4 . 4 : Back

4 . 5 : Left

4 . 6 : Top

4 . 7 : Cross sectional

4 . 8 : Enlarged

5 . 1 : Perspective

5 . 2 : Rear perspective view

5 . 3 : Front

5 . 4 : Back

5 . 5 : Left

5 . 6 : Top

5 . 7 : Cross sectional

5 . 8 : Enlarged

6 . 1 : Perspective

6 . 2 : Rear perspective view

6 . 3 : Front

6 . 4 : Back

6 . 5 : Left

6 . 6 : Top

6 . 7 : Bottom

6 . 8 : Cross sectional

6 . 9 : Enlarged

The article is a gland for pipe joints used for joining cast iron pipes for water supply; the right views of designs 1 to 6 are omitted because they are mirror images of the left views (Figs. 1 . 5 , 2 . 5 , 3 . 5 , 4 . 5 , 5 . 5 , 6 . 5 ) respectively; the bottom views of designs 1, 2, 4, and 5 are omitted because they are mirror imaqes of the top views (Figs. 1 . 6 , 2 . 6 , 4 . 6 , 5 . 6 ) respectively; Figs. 1 . 7 , 2 . 7 , 3 . 8 , 4 . 7 , 5 . 7 , 6 . 8 are cross-sectional views taken along the A-A′ line shown in the front views (Figs. 1 . 3 , 2 . 3 , 3 . 3 , 4 . 3 , 5 . 3 , 6 . 3 ) respectively; Figs. 1 . 8 , 2 . 8 , 3 . 9 , 4 . 8 , 5 . 8 , 6 . 9 are enlarged views of the B-B′ portion shown in the cross-sectional views (Figs. 1 . 7 , 2 . 7 , 3 . 8 , 4 . 7 , 5 . 7 , 6 . 8 ).

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/269

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