US 11,725,760 B2
Coupling segment with monolithic pivot
Jordan Cameron Belen, West Warwick, RI (US); Jeffrey Brian Shaffer, Lipan, TX (US); Matthew William McNamara, Portsmouth, RI (US); and Stephen Eric Scott, North Kingstown, RI (US)
Assigned to ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed by ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed on May 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/749,992.
Application 17/749,992 is a division of application No. 16/369,127, filed on Mar. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,371,630.
Prior Publication US 2022/0275890 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. F16L 23/10 (2006.01); F16L 23/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 23/10 (2013.01) [F16L 23/003 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coupling segment comprising:
an arcuate segment body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a first shoulder that is formed proximate to the first end and comprises a first fastener pad extending outwardly from the arcuate segment body, the first shoulder further defining an interior edge; and
a first pivot extending from the first shoulder at the interior edge, wherein the first pivot is cast monolithically with the arcuate segment body and the first shoulder, the first pivot defining a pivot interior edge, a pivot outer edge opposite the pivot interior edge, and a pivot bottom edge distal to the first shoulder;
wherein the first pivot further defines a transition feature extending between the pivot bottom edge and the pivot outer edge, and wherein the transition feature is a beveled corner.