US 12,070,640 B2
Pipe fitting incorporating a spherical spin weld
Douglas Swingley, Agua Dulce, CA (US)
Assigned to Spears Manufacturing Co., Sylmar, CA (US)
Filed by Spears Manufacturing Co., Sylmar, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/992,206.
Application 17/992,206 is a continuation of application No. 16/587,020, filed on Sep. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,534,640.
Prior Publication US 2023/0084140 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A62C 35/68 (2006.01); A47L 9/24 (2006.01); B21K 1/16 (2006.01); B29C 65/06 (2006.01); F16L 47/02 (2006.01)
CPC A62C 35/68 (2013.01) [A47L 9/242 (2013.01); B21K 1/16 (2013.01); B29C 65/0672 (2013.01); F16L 47/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pipe connector comprising:
(a) a first section including a first interior chamber extending through the first section and a spherical exterior sidewall extending around a front exterior portion of the first section;
(b) a second section including a second interior chamber extending through the second section, the second interior chamber having a spherical female interior surface leading to a cylindrical interior surface with female interior threads;
(c) wherein the spherical exterior sidewall of the first section mates with the spherical female interior wall of the second section by a spin weld between the first section and the second section; and
(d) a gasket disposed between a front wall of the first section and the interior surface of the second section.