US 12,449,070 B1
Restrained wide range coupling system
Isaac Davis, Ashdown, AR (US); and Sean Withem, Texarkana, AR (US)
Assigned to Sensus Spectrum, LLC, Morrisville, NC (US)
Filed by Sensus Spectrum, LLC, Morrisville, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/629,020.
Int. Cl. F16L 21/06 (2006.01); F16L 21/03 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 21/065 (2013.01) [F16L 21/03 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pipe fitting, comprising:
a sleeve having a generally cylindrical body portion with at least one open end configured to receive at least one pipe;
a sealing gasket operatively coupled with the sleeve for engaging at least one pipe end of the at least one pipe; and
a clamping element operatively coupled with the sleeve for compressing the sealing gasket into tightened engagement with the at least one of the pipe end, the clamping element further including one or more flanges, the one or more flanges having at least one notch therein on an internal surface thereof, wherein the sealing gasket comprises a molded armor portion therein.