US 12,338,928 B2
Plumbing fitting
Sai Kishore Ravisankar, Alpharetta, GA (US); William Vernon Kluss, Woombye (AU); Eliana Pippen, Powder Springs, GA (US); Samantha Kelly, New York, NY (US); and Randy Graves, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/300,298.
Application 18/300,298 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/932,024, filed on Sep. 14, 2022, granted, now 12,049,974.
Application 17/932,024 is a continuation of application No. 17/048,557, granted, now 11,525,534, issued on Dec. 13, 2022, previously published as PCT/US2019/025851, filed on Apr. 4, 2019.
Application 18/300,298 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/930,814, filed on Sep. 9, 2022.
Application 17/930,814 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/048,557, granted, now 11,525,534, issued on Dec. 13, 2022, previously published as PCT/US2019/025851, filed on Apr. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/718,562, filed on Aug. 14, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/242,951, filed on Sep. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/331,095, filed on Apr. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/331,134, filed on Apr. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0250907 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. F16L 41/03 (2006.01); F16L 37/091 (2006.01); F16L 41/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 37/0915 (2016.05) [F16L 41/021 (2013.01); F16L 41/023 (2013.01); F16L 41/03 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A valve, comprising
a valve body including a fluid channel;
a push-to-connect fitting having a connector body coupled to the valve body and in communication with the fluid channel;
wherein the push-to-connect fitting includes:
a sealing member configured to form a sealing engagement with a fluid conduit;
a grab ring comprising a plurality of teeth configured for coupling to the fluid conduit;
a cartridge positioned adjacent to at least part of the grab ring and having a hollow portion therethrough, the grab ring being interposed between the cartridge and the sealing member;
a retainer sleeve received over at least part of the cartridge and at least part of the connector body;
a plurality of latches located on the retainer sleeve, the plurality of latches being configured to secure the retainer sleeve to the connector body to facilitate retention of the sealing member, the grab ring, and the cartridge; and
wherein the connector body includes a first flange having a catch surface for engaging the plurality of latches and a second flange spaced apart from the first flange along a longitudinal axis, the second flange being positioned adjacent to an end of the retainer sleeve, wherein the first and second flanges each extend circumferentially about the longitudinal axis, wherein the second flange extends past and obstructs an end portion of the retainer sleeve in a radial direction, and wherein a radius of the second flange is greater than a radius of the end portion of the retainer sleeve.