US 12,447,365 B2
Fire protection sprinkler assemblies and installations with adjustable push-to-connect fittings
George B. Coletta, West Warwick, RI (US); Robert Kyle Fullerton, Matthews, NC (US); Scott Alan Going, Lubbock, TX (US); Michael W. Horgan, East Greenwich, RI (US); Alaine Christine Liotta, Conshohocken, PA (US); Gary James Luiz, Warwick, RI (US); Todd F. Orsini, Sterling, MA (US); Darren Palmieri, Chalfont, PA (US); Dennis Michael Phillips, Mount Juliet, TN (US); Kevin Wade Pressnell, Athens, AL (US); and Manuel R. Silva, Jr., Cranston, RI (US)
Assigned to Tyco Fire Products LP, Cranston, RI (US)
Filed by Tyco Fire Products LP, Cranston, RI (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/376,376.
Application 18/376,376 is a continuation of application No. 17/355,497, filed on Jun. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,779,788.
Application 17/355,497 is a continuation of application No. 16/470,799, granted, now 11,065,489, issued on Jul. 20, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2017/068210, filed on Dec. 22, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/439,701, filed on Dec. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/439,744, filed on Dec. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/439,617, filed on Dec. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/439,689, filed on Dec. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/439,665, filed on Dec. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/439,725, filed on Dec. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/439,632, filed on Dec. 28, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0024718 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A62C 37/09 (2006.01); F16L 37/091 (2006.01); A62C 35/68 (2006.01)
CPC A62C 37/09 (2013.01) [F16L 37/0915 (2016.05); A62C 35/68 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sprinkler assembly, comprising:
a sprinkler;
a tubular fitting extending around an axis between a first end and a second end, the tubular fitting having an internal surface forming an internal conduit to receive the sprinkler at the second end, an exterior surface forming a securement portion, a first seat extending inward from the internal surface, and a second seat extending inward from the internal surface, the first seat and the second seat defining a gap region, the second end comprising a flange, the flange having a greater outer diameter than the securement portion, the second seat being defined in the flange;
a seal member to be received in the gap region and against the internal surface;
a releasing member extending around the tubular fitting between an outer wall to engage a groove defined on an outer surface of the tubular fitting and an inner end facing the sprinkler; and
a retaining ring to be received in the gap region and against the internal surface between the seal member and the second seat, the retaining ring comprising a plurality of prongs to engage the sprinkler.