IP Library Granted Patent US 9,004,541
Granted Patent B2
US 9,004,541 · App. 13/063,880 · Granted Apr 14, 2015

Two-part composite fitting

Inventors: Sudi Sinoplu (Attendorn, DE); Andreas Schneider (Finnentrop, DE)
Assignee: Viega GmbH & Co. KG
F16L13/146F16L13/141F16L33/225F16L37/138Y10S285/905
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Patent No.
US 9,004,541
App. No.
13/063,880
Granted
Apr 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fitting for sealingly connecting to a pipe end of a pipe comprising a plastic material, comprising a base member and a support member, wherein the base member is made of a metal, and the support member is designed as a separate part made of plastic. The base member comprises means on the inside thereof, and the support member comprises means on the outside thereof for connecting the base member and the support member in a sealing fashion. A system comprising such a fitting with a composite or multi-layered pipe and a sleeve, or such a fitting with a plastic pipe and a sleeve.

Claims (23)

1. A system, comprising:

a fitting for connecting in a sealing manner to an end of a pipe comprising a plastic material, comprising:

a base body comprising an interior surface defining an interior cavity, and

a support body comprising an exterior surface onto which a pipe can be fitted,

wherein the base body consists of a metal, and

the support body is formed as a part which is separate from the base body and is made of a plastic material, and

wherein the base body on the interior surface thereof and the support body on the exterior surface thereof have a mechanism for directly and sealingly connecting the base body and the support body when the support body is inserted into the interior cavity of the base body,

and wherein the exterior surface of the support body exerts a force on the interior surface of the base body in the area of the connection to the support body owing to the plastic material of the support body attempting to expand to its original size;

a composite or a multilayer pipe; and

a sleeve;

wherein the fitting is connected to the composite or the multilayer pipe and the sleeve is pressed together with the fitting and the composite or the multilayer pipe.

2. A system, comprising:

a fitting for connecting in a sealing manner to an end of a pipe comprising a plastic material, comprising:

a base body comprising an interior surface defining an interior cavity, and

a support body comprising an exterior surface onto which a pipe can be fitted,

wherein the base body consists of a metal, and

the support body is formed as a part which is separate from the base body and is made of a plastic material, and

wherein the base body on the interior surface thereof and the support body on the exterior surface thereof have a mechanism for directly and sealingly connecting the base body and the support body when the support body is inserted into the interior cavity of the base body,

and wherein the exterior surface of the support body exerts a force on the interior surface of the base body in the area of the connection to the support body owing to the plastic material of the support body attempting to expand to its original size;

a plastic pipe; and

a sleeve;

wherein the plastic pipe is firmly bonded to the support body of the fitting and

wherein the sleeve is pressed together with the fitting and the plastic pipe.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 5, 2017
From: VIEGA GMBH & CO. KG
To: VIEGA TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 042254/0303 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2011
From: SINOPLU, SUDI; SCHNEIDER, ANDREAS
To: VIEGA GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 026054/0736 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2008 047 544 · Sep 16, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110169262A1 · Jul 14, 2011