Patent · US Expired

Pipe joint

US7354073B2 · kind B2 · utility

16Cited by
9References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 29, 2005
Grant dateApr 8, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 8, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L21/08
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pipe joint includes a push ring having a tapered receptacle and fitted to a junction pipe; a pipe joint main body having a pipe receptacle and fitted to the junction pipe; a clamp for moving the push ring toward the joint main body; a packing ring disposed between the pipe joint main body and the junction pipe and fitted into the pipe receptacle; an anti-slip ring disposed between the push ring and the junction pipe and cleaved at one position; an elastic member disposed between the push ring and the packing ring, to press the anti-slip ring toward the tapered receptacle and the junction pipe; and a spacer disposed between the packing ring and the elastic member.

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