Duct coupling system
View Patent ↗A duct coupling system has a first duct with and end having a threads thereon, a second duct having an end with threads thereon, and a coupler having a first end threadedly engaged with the threads of the first duct and a second end threadedly engaged with the threads of the second duct. The ducts and the coupler are each integrally formed of a polymeric material. A plurality of tendons extend through the interior passageways of the ducts of the coupler.
1. A duct coupler comprising:
a generally tubular body having a first end and a second end, said generally tubular body having a circular cross-section, said body having an interior passageway extending from said first end to said second end, said first end having a plurality of threads formed on an interior wall and extending inwardly from said first end, said second end having a plurality of threads formed on the interior wall of said tubular body and extending inwardly formed said second end, said tubular body having an outer surface, said outer surface being radially indented around a circumference thereof centrally between said first end and said second end, the threads at said first end and the threads at said second end of said body being square threads, said body having an outer surface with a first lip extending longitudinally outwardly of said first end and a second lip extending longitudinally outwardly at said second end, said tubular body having an outer diameter at said second end of said body, said first lip having a circular cross-section with an outer diameter greater than said outer diameter at said first end of said body, said second lip having a circular cross-section with an outer diameter greater than said outer diameter at said second end of said body.
2. The duct coupler of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first ring seal affixed against an inner surface of said body adjacent said first lip; and
a second ring seal affixed against an inner surface of said body adjacent said second lip.