<p>A tapping tee assembly and method is provided for fluidly connecting to a conduit. The tapping tee assembly includes a body having a conduit recess for receiving the conduit and further defining a passage having one end adjacent the conduit recess. A cutter is received in the passage and engages a threaded region of the passage for selective advancement and retraction within the passage upon rotation relative the body. The cutter comprises a first component with first and second ends and having a cutting edge at the first end for cutting through a side wall of the conduit to establish fluid communication between the main passage and the conduit. A second component is secured to the first component at the second end either by mechanically securing or molding the second component to the first component.</p>
申请公布号
EP2533925(A4)
申请公布日期
2012.12.19
申请号
EP20110742768
申请日期
2011.02.10
申请人
ELSTER PERFECTION CORPORATION
发明人
MORAN, JAMES, R.;WODRICH, RYAN, K.;ROBISON, DAVID, L.