US 12,012,732 B2
Hydrant nozzle cap spacer
Daryl Lee Gibson, Chattanooga, TN (US); Bruce Robertson, Toronto (CA); and Mohammad Hassan Sobhani, Burlington (CA)
Assigned to Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/298,934.
Application 18/298,934 is a continuation of application No. 17/568,796, filed on Jan. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,655,618.
Application 17/568,796 is a continuation of application No. 16/807,928, filed on Mar. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,248,367, issued on Feb. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0243134 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. F16L 55/115 (2006.01); E03B 9/06 (2006.01); E03B 9/14 (2006.01); F16F 1/32 (2006.01); F16L 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC E03B 9/06 (2013.01) [E03B 9/14 (2013.01); F16F 1/326 (2013.01); F16L 15/08 (2013.01); F16L 55/1155 (2013.01); F16L 2201/30 (2013.01); Y10T 137/5503 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5762 (2015.04)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spaced nozzle cap assembly comprising:
a nozzle cap comprising a cap body, the cap body comprising a bore sidewall defining a threaded bore; and
a nozzle cap spacer comprising a spacer body and a spacer spring arm extending from the spacer body, the nozzle cap spacer received within the threaded bore, the spacer spring arm biased to an extended orientation and engaging the bore sidewall;
wherein:
a thickness of the spacer body is equal to a thickness of the spacer spring arm to define a uniform spacer thickness of the nozzle cap spacer;
the cap body defines a first body end and a second body end;
the threaded bore extends from the second body end of the cap body to an inner wall of the cap body;
a front spacer surface of the nozzle cap spacer abuts the inner wall
the bore sidewall defines internal threading and an annular recess;
the internal threading extends from the second body end towards the inner wall;
the annular recess is oriented between the internal threading and the inner wall; and
the spacer spring arm extends into the annular recess.