US PATENT SUBCLASS 285 / 393
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Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 285/393
(under subclass 390) Subject matter comprising an externally threaded sleeve engaging an internally threaded socket on one member with a relationship therebetween that the sleeve is contracted to or a separate grasping member is contracted upon tightening the threaded joint to cause the grasping of the spigot of the other member.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
322+, for a contractible socket and see the Search Notes thereunder.
353, for a packed joint with screw thimble-gland.
356+, for a packed gland joint.
384, for a screw thimble-gland joint, per se. SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a seal between two pipes or a pipe and a wall that are at most secured together only by friction between the seal and the pipe or wall,
622, for a static contact seal intended for use on a pipe, conduit, or cable having a threaded, axially acting, clamping gland to mount or retain the seal.
279, Chucks or Sockets,
32, and 49 for analogous screw threaded sockets.
