Peter C. Williams, Cleveland Heights, OH (US); Kennan J. Malec, Gates Mills, OH (US); William J. Menz, Akron, OH (US); Cal R. Brown, Lyndhurst, OH (US); Mark A. Clason, Orwell, OH (US); Jeffrey M. Rubinski, Novelty, OH (US); Raymond Scott Milhoan, Akron, OH (US); Michael Mussig, Painesville, OH (US); and Jeffrey S. Rayle, Rocky River, OH (US)
Assigned to Swagelok Company, Solon, OH (US)
Filed by Swagelok Company, Solon, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/342,689.
Application 17/342,689 is a continuation of application No. 14/645,517, filed on Mar. 12, 2015, granted, now 9,556,979, issued on Jan. 31, 2017.
Application 14/645,517 is a continuation of application No. 13/201,936, granted, now 8,997,325, issued on Apr. 7, 2015, previously published as PCT/US2010/024886, filed on Feb. 22, 2010.
Application 17/342,689 is a reissue of application No. 15/408,477, filed on Jan. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,316,997, issued on Jun. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/298,179, filed on Jan. 25, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/154,144, filed on Feb. 20, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/154,136, filed on Feb. 20, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/154,165, filed on Feb. 20, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/154,172, filed on Feb. 20, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/154,139, filed on Feb. 20, 2009.
12. Apparatus for manually pre-installing a conduit gripping device of a fitting onto a conduit, the apparatus comprising:
a threaded tool comprising a camming surface [ and a conduit receiving bore] , said threaded tool being manually joinable with a threaded nut having a drive surface, the [ camming surface being tapered to radially compress the conduit gripping device when the ] conduit gripping device being positionable [ is positioned ] between said camming surface and the threaded nut drive surface when [ and ] said threaded tool is joined with [ and axially advanced relative to ] the threaded nut, and
a [ at least one ] sensor that produces [ including a conduit end engagement member disposed in the conduit receiving bore and configured to produce] , in response to being actuated by the end of the conduit, an output that indicates when said camming surface and said end of the conduit have reached a predetermined relative axial position , said sensor being actuated by said end of the conduit to produce said sensor output after said male threaded tool is joined with said female threaded nut.
