Pipe coupling
US6464267B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L19/061
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pipe coupling includes a housing and a conical split ring which is compressed to firmly clamp a pipe received within the housing. The opposite ends of the split ring defining the split are laterally offset from each other such as to permit the split ring to be compressed to substantially decrease its internal diameter, by the offset ends moving in overlapping relation to each other, thereby enabling the split ring to clamp pipes having a wide range of outer diameters.
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