US 11,879,570 B2
Positive installation indicator assembly
Jordan Cameron Belen, West Warwick, RI (US); Matthew William McNamara, Portsmouth, RI (US); Jeffrey Brian Shaffer, Lipan, TX (US); and Ronald Pound, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Assigned to ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed by ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/103,532.
Application 18/103,532 is a continuation of application No. 17/210,966, filed on Mar. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,592,127.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/994,087, filed on Mar. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0167927 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F16L 25/06 (2006.01); F16L 15/00 (2006.01); F16B 33/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 15/003 (2013.01) [F16B 33/02 (2013.01); F16L 2201/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pipe coupling comprising:
a coupling body defining a hole; and
an indicator assembly comprising:
a fastener extending through the hole defining a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an axis extending from the first end to the second end;
a first indicator positioned radially outwardly of the fastener relative to the axis of the fastener; and
a second indicator positioned radially outwardly of the fastener relative to the axis of the fastener, wherein the second indicator is axially in between the first indicator and the second end of the fastener upon the fastener being oriented in a first position, and wherein the second indicator is radially inwardly or radially outwardly of the first indicator upon the fastener being oriented in a second position;
wherein:
the coupling body defines a cavity configured to receive a pipe section;
the cavity defines a cavity axis and the hole defines a hole axis; and
the hole axis of the hole is perpendicular to the cavity axis of the cavity.