Pipe socket joint and sealing gasket therefor
US5360218A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L37/0845
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A socket joint for pressurized fluid carrying pipes incorporates a radially-compressed gasket 4 locked in position by toothed inserts 12 each having an inclined face 27 which slides on and bears against a similarly inclined face 26 of a support insert 11 embedded in the anchoring heel 14 of the gasket which is seated in the anchoring throat 7 of the socket.
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