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| Class 285 | PIPE JOINTS OR COUPLINGS |
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![[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 285 subclass 1]](../as.gif) | ![[List of Patents for class 285 subclass 1]](../ps.gif) | 1 | SAFETY RELEASE |
| | 3 | FRANGIBLE ELEMENT |
| | 5 | IRRIGATION TYPE (GUIDE AND SUPPORT) |
| | 7 | VACUUM CLEANER TYPE |
| | 8 | FAUCET TYPE (E.G., SLIP-ON) |
| | 9.1 | WITH MAGNETIC ELEMENT |
| | 9.2 | CONTACT ONLY |
| | 10 | LIQUID SEAL |
| | 12 | CONVERTIBLE |
| | 13 | WITH LEAKAGE OR DRIP DISPOSAL |
| | 15 | REPAIR |
| | 18 | WITH ASSEMBLY MEANS OR FEATURE |
| | 19 |  Spaced plates |
| | 21.1 | Molded joint facilitator |
| | 23 | With holding means functioning only during transportation assembly or disassembly |
| | 24 | Guide and support |
| | 27 | Guide |
| | 30 | Combined inlet and outlet |
| | 31 | Inserted section |
| | 33 | Quick release |
| | 36 | Attached thread-jamming preventer |
| | 37 | With winder for packing or clamp |
| | 38 | Handle or handwheel for rotary engagement |
| | 39 | Particular tool-engaging means or with tool |
| | 40 | Thread-cutting means |
| | 41 | WITH HEATING OR COOLING |
| | 42 | ROOF OR FLOOR DRAIN FLASHING TYPE |
| | 45 | WITH CASING, LINING OR PROTECTOR |
| | 56 | WATER CLOSET TYPE, FLOOR-SUPPORTED |
| | 61 | WITH SUPPORT |
| | 65 | IDENTICAL HALVES (E.G., TRAIN LINE TYPE) |
| | 80 | WITH LOCK OR SEAL |
| | 81 | WITH MEANS BLOCKING RELEASE OF HOLDING MEANS |
| | 82 | Auxiliary latch |
| | 89 | Lock nut or washer |
| | 90 | Set screw |
| | 91 | Key or pin |
| | 92 | Thread lock |
| | 93 | WITH INDICATOR, ALARM OR INSPECTION MEANS |
| | 94 | WITH LUBRICATION |
| | 95 | WITH FLUID PRESSURE SEAL |
| | 96 | With external pressure supply |
| | 98 | Swivel with flange in socket |
| | 99 | Coacting opposing duplicate |
| | 100 | With expansible chamber means |
| | 104 | With separate, encased pipe-gripping means |
| | 106 | Independent supply passage |
| | 107 | Expansible shank |
| | 108 | Separate retainer or positioner |
| | 109 | Expansible internal sleeve-type gasket |
| | 110 | Flexible lip |
| | 113 | Wedged gasket |
| | 114 | WITH STRAIN RELIEF |
| | 117 | WITH BROKEN PARTS RETAINER |
| | 118 | KNUCKLE JOINT WITH ACTUATING MEANS |
| | 119 | COMBINED |
| | 120.1 | HAVING PLURAL INDEPENDENT PATHS |
| | 121.1 | Allowing relative motion of pipes |
| | 121.2 |  Revolvable and telescoping |
| | 121.3 | Revolvable |
| | 121.4 |  Having spring biasing for maintaining a leak-proof seal |
| | 121.5 | Having specific bearing structure |
| | 121.6 | Swiveling |
| | 122.1 | And at least one path having branched flow |
| | 123.1 | For concentric tubes or pipes (e.g., well casing or wellhead type) |
| | 123.2 | Having plural parallel suspended inner tubes |
| | 123.3 | Having single suspended inner tube |
| | 123.4 | Split ring type suspension means |
| | 123.5 | Having inner tube anchored by slip means |
| | 123.6 |  Including packing means |
| | 123.7 |  Having means engaging slip means and compressing packing means |
| | 123.9 | Having radially applied orienting means |
| | 123.11 | Having slip means actuator |
| | 123.12 | Including a seal |
| | 123.15 | Double-walled or duplex joint |
| | 123.17 | Joint fabricated from material to compensate for movement |
| | 124.1 | Parallel paths |
| | 125.1 | FOR BRANCHED PATH |
| | 126.1 | Having an access opening and removable cover |
| | 127.1 | Including a swivel joint |
| | 128.1 | Allowing for movement parallel to path (e.g., expansion joint) |
| | 129.1 | And having additional, integral fitting, branch, or coupling for a means such as a vent |
| | 130.1 | Intersecting paths (e.g., X- or cross-type) |
| | 131.1 | Y-type, (symmetrical along the centerline) |
| | 132.1 | (Y-type) having a straight portion and an angled leg |
| | 133.11 | T-type |
| | 134.1 | U-TYPE (E.G., RETURN BEND) |
| | 136.1 | PIPE TO DISCREET NIPPLE OR SLEEVE TO PLATE (I.E., THREE SUCCESSIVE PIECES) |
| | 137.11 | Pipe to nipple connection dependent on nipple to plate connection |
| | 138.1 | Ball and socket |
| | 139.1 | Plate clamped between flanged nipple and separate fastener |
| | 140.1 | Expandable detent engages plate to hold nipple |
| | 141.1 | Nipple sealed to plate |
| | 142.1 | Nipple bolted to plate |
| | 143.1 | Nipple threaded to plate |
| | 144.1 | SERIAL,RELATIVELY MOVABLE PORTIONS |
| | 145.1 | Having telescoping portion |
| | 146.1 | Linked ball and socket portions |
| | 147.1 | Plural swivels |
| | 148.1 | Serial diverse single flow path or line |
| | 148.3 | Flexible |
| | 148.5 | Intermediate joint with expansible spigots |
| | 148.6 | Compound coupling (e.g., leak-gland type) |
| | 148.9 | Having bonded component |
| | 148.11 | Diverse materials |
| | 148.19 | Diverse coupling interfaces |
| | 148.22 | Diverse size or shape |
| | 148.28 | Having bolted or screwed flange or clamp |
| | 148.2 | Quick connect or release |
| | 148.4 | Having swivel |
| | 149.1 | CONNECTOR FOR CONDUIT HOUSING ELECTROMAGNETIC LINE: |
| | 150.1 | Underground |
| | 151.1 | Water tight |
| | 152.1 | Multiple passage |
| | 153.1 | Including swivel |
| | 154.1 | Having box and connector |
| | 179 | ELBOW |
| | 179.1 | With access opening |
| | 180 | Cooperating saddle clamp |
| | 181 | Serially connected, adjustable |
| | 182 | Nesting parts |
| | 183 | Sheet metal |
| | 184 | ADJUSTABLE ANGLE |
| | 187 | TEMPERATURE-RESPONSIVE |
| | 188 | SIDE TO PIPE SIDE |
| | 189 | END TO SIDE OR PLATE (E.G., REINFORCEMENT) |
| | 190 | Swivel with lateral port to annular sleeve |
| | 191 | Bolt or hook in flow (e.g., center bolt) |
| | 192 | Penetrating (e.g., secant) |
| | 196 | Expansible packing on spigot |
| | 197 | Saddle-type clamp |
| | 200 | Flexible or yielding plate |
| | 201 | Sput |
| | 211 | Countersunk packed |
| | 213 | Gland |
| | 219 | Screw |
| | 222 | Expanded or swaged pipe |
| | 222.1 | FOR PLURAL COMPONENT LINE (E.G., FLEXIBLE TYPE) |
| | 222.2 | Metal, elastomeric (e.g., rubber), and fabric layers |
| | 222.3 | Elastomeric and fabric layers |
| | 222.4 | Metal and elastomeric layers |
| | 222.5 | Distinct metal layers (e.g., wire cloth, etc.) |
| | 223 | FLEXIBLE JOINT, RIGID MEMBERS |
| | 224 | Radial and longitudinal expansion compensators |
| | 225 | Diaphragm |
| | 226 | Bellows |
| | 230 | Concrete, clay, or masonry pipe |
| | 231 | Socketed packing type |
| | 235 | Resilient sleeve type |
| | 238 | NONMETAL TO METAL |
| | 239 | Internal member (e.g., sleeve or nipple) |
| | 260 | BOTH MEMBERS PLIABLE AND NONMETAL |
| | 261 | BALL AND SOCKET |
| | 262 | With internal tie means |
| | 263 | Radially spaced spherical surfaces |
| | 264 | Oscillative |
| | 266 | Composite ball |
| | 267 | Spring-biased packing |
| | 268 | Spring-biased ball |
| | 270 | With separate packing actuator |
| | 271 | With removable ball seat |
| | 272 | SWIVEL |
| | 272.1 | With access opening |
| | 273 | Transverse cylinder in socket |
| | 274 | With yoke |
| | 275 | Pipe in socket type |
| | 282 | With rotation limits |
| | 283 | DETACHABLE HINGE |
| | 284.1 | WITH ACCESS OPENING |
| | 285.1 | MOLDED JOINT |
| | 286.1 | Interlocked |
| | 287.1 | With root repellent |
| | 288.1 | Weld |
| | 288.2 | Axially spaced |
| | 288.3 | Cold weld |
| | 288.4 | Flash weld |
| | 288.5 | Having additional holding means |
| | 288.7 | Having disassembly feature |
| | 288.8 | Having crack arresting feature |
| | 288.9 | Reinforced |
| | 288.11 | Having pre-formed weld ring |
| | 289.1 | Solder |
| | 289.2 | Having additional holding means |
| | 289.4 | Having disassembly feature |
| | 289.5 | Having pre-placed solder |
| | 290.1 | Composite pipe (ends) |
| | 291.1 | Having screw interlock |
| | 292.1 | With lug and slot interlock |
| | 293.1 | Lining or cover molded to pipe end |
| | 294.1 | Sleeve |
| | 295.1 | With packing filler |
| | 296.1 | Sprue |
| | 298 | VARIABLE LENGTH |
| | 304 | FRICTION DETENT (E.G., BREAKAWAY TYPE) |
| | 305 | ESSENTIAL CATCH |
| | 306 | Line pressure-responsive |
| | 307 | Operated by conduit motion |
| | 308 | With manipulator |
| | 309 | With means to increase contact pressure (e.g., tightener) |
| | 313 | Restrainer for manipulator |
| | 314 | Cam sleeve |
| | 317 | Spring-biased catch |
| | 318 | Coil spring |
| | 319 | Leaf spring |
| | 320 | Pivoted |
| | 321 | Resilient ring |
| | 322 | MOVABLE JAW (E.G., CONTRACTIBLE SOCKET) |
| | 325 | SIDE SLIDE |
| | 328 | PARTICULAR INTERFACE |
| | 335 | PACKED |
| | 336 | With cooperating opposed packing grooves |
| | 337 | Externally with clamp |
| | 338 | Radially expansible, spigot-carried |
| | 339 | Wedge |
| | 344 | "Rolled-in" gasket |
| | 345 | Frictional retention upon insertion |
| | 347 | Carried on cylindrical shank |
| | 348 | With separable follower |
| | 349 | Supplemental packing socket |
| | 351 | Plural seals |
| | 353 | Screw thimble-gland |
| | 354 | Screw thimble |
| | 355 | Screw |
| | 356 | Gland |
| | 358 | Cam |
| | 363 | Flanged pipe |
| | 369 | Sleeve |
| | 374 | Socket |
| | 378 | Diverse metal seat |
| | 379 | Gasket retainer |
| | 381.1 | TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE JOINT ELEMENT; E.G., SHRUNK FIT |
| | 382 | DEFORMED |
| | 383 | DISTINCT SPACED SERIAL |
| | 384 | SCREW THIMBLE-GLAND |
| | 386 | SCREW THIMBLE |
| | 390 | SCREW |
| | 394 | CAM |
| | 397 | INTERNAL SLEEVE |
| | 399 | SOCKET |
| | 405 | FLANGE |
| | 417 | SLEEVE |
| | 420 | CLAMP |
| | 422 | MATERIALS |
| | 425 | MISCELLANEOUS |
| CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS | ||
| | 900 | BALANCED PRESSURE |
| | 901 | CAP CLOSURES |
| | 902 | CANTED RING |
| | 903 | CORRUGATED |
| | 904 | CRYOGENIC |
| | 905 | DIFFERENT COEFFICIENTS OF EXPANSION |
| | 906 | EQUIVALENTS |
| | 907 | ELECTRICAL FIXTURES |
| | 908 | EXTRUSION HOLES |
| | 909 | FLUOROCARBONS AND MEMORY PLASTICS |
| | 910 | GASKETS |
| | 911 | GLASS |
| | 912 | GEAR |
| | 913 | INTERDIGITATING |
| | 914 | IRREVERSIBLE |
| | 915 | MASTIC |
| | 916 | MOLECULAR CHANGE |
| | 917 | METALLIC SEALS |
| | 918 | O-RING |
| | 919 | RESINOUS |
| | 920 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED |
| | 921 | SNAP-FIT |
| | 922 | SAFETY AND QUICK RELEASE FOR DRILL PIPES |
| | 923 | SPECIFIC MATERIAL |
| | 924 | VENTED |
| | 925 | SWELLS WHEN WET |
| FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS | ||
| FOR000 | CLASS-RELATED FOREIGN DOCUMENTS |
| Any foreign patents or non-patent literature from subclasses that have been reclassified have been transferred directly to FOR Collections listed below. These Collections contain ONLY foreign patents or non-patent literature. The parenthetical references in the Collection titles refer to the abolished subclasses from which these Collections were derived. | ||
| FOR100 | SYSTEMS (285/120) |
| FOR101 | With access opening (285/121) |
| FOR108 | Pipe or cable and box (285/128) |
| FOR110 | Receptacle inlet and outlet in unitary mounting (285/130) |
| FOR111 | Plural noncommunicating paths (285/131) |
| FOR112 | With branched flow (285/132) |
| FOR113 | Concentric (285/133.1) |
| FOR114 | Having suspension means (e.g., oil well head type, etc.) (285/133.2) |
| FOR115 | With relative motion (e.g., drier drum type) (285/134) |
| FOR117 | With relative motion (285/136) |
| FOR118 | Parallel (285/137.1) |
| FOR120 | Inner to spaced outer tube coupling (285/138) |
| FOR121 | Radially compressed packing (285/139) |
| FOR122 | Suspended (e.g., oil well casing type) (285/140) |
| FOR131 | Plural layer pipe (285/149) |
| FOR132 | Branched (285/150) |
| FOR133 | With relative motion (285/151) |
| FOR135 | With vent (285/153) |
| FOR137 | Y-type (285/155) |
| FOR138 | T-type (285/156) |
| FOR139 | U-type (285/157) |
| FOR140 | Pipe or rod-to-pipe-to-plate (285/158) |
| FOR141 | Dependent coupling (285/159) |
| FOR142 | Ball and socket (285/160) |
| FOR143 | Plate clamped between internal nut and shoulder or flange (285/161) |
| FOR144 | Expanding spigot engages plate (285/162) |
| FOR145 | Serial relatively movable joints (285/163) |
| FOR151 | Serial diverse single flow or line (285/169) |
| FOR161 | MOLDED JOINT (285/284) |
| FOR162 | With root repellent (285/285) |
| FOR163 | Weld (285/286) |
| FOR164 | Solder (285/287) |
| FOR165 | Composite pipe (ends) (285/288) |
| FOR166 | With screw interlock (285/289) |
| FOR167 | With lug and slot interlock (285/290) |
| FOR168 | Lining molded to pipe end (285/291) |
| FOR169 | Sleeve (285/292) |
| FOR172 | With packing filler (285/295) |
| FOR174 | Sprue (285/297) |
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