System And Method For Installing A Manifold Plug
Patent No. EP3102867 (titled "System And Method For Installing A Manifold Plug") was filed by Engineered Inserts & Systems on Jan 13, 2015. The application was issued on Oct 7, 2020.
Patent Summary
An insert for sealing an installation hole comprises a core with a tapered outer wall and a threaded hole in a first end, where the hole's depth is less than the core's height. A cylindrical metallic sleeve with a through hole surrounds and contacts at least part of the core; its maximum diameter is less than or equal to the installation hole's diameter. The core's second end diameter exceeds the sleeve's inner diameter. The first end is press-fit into the sleeve before a male threaded device engages the threaded hole and before core retraction. Pulling the core into the sleeve exerts an outward force on the sleeve's inner surface, radially expanding the sleeve to seal the installation hole.
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Date
Description
EP3102867
- Application Number
- EP15740010A
- Filing Date
- Jan 13, 2015
- Status
- Opposition Rejected
- Dec 8, 2023
- Publication Date
- Oct 7, 2020
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