Pipe joint and pipe joint structure
OwnerYuuichi Gotohinventor
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Abstract
A joint for a pipe having a flared end portion comprises (i) an inner tube portion adapted to be fitted into an inner circumference of the pipe; (ii) a joint body having a circular sealing surface extending from the inner tube portion, wherein the sealing surface is adapted to support the flared end portion of the pipe; and (iii) a securing component adapted to have the pipe inserted therethrough and to fixedly press the flared end portion against the sealing surface of the joint body, wherein the flared end portion is interposed between the sealing surface and the securing component.
Claims16
A joint for a pipe having a flared end portion, comprising:
- an inner tube portion adapted to be fitted into an inner circumference of the pipe;
- a joint body having a circular sealing surface extending from the inner tube portion, said sealing surface being adapted to support the flared end portion of the pipe;
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- a securing component adapted to have the pipe inserted therethrough and to fixedly press the flared end portion against the sealing surface of the joint body, wherein the flared end portion is interposed between the sealing surface and the securing component.
A pipe joint structure comprising:
- (i) a pipe having a flared end portion;
- (ii) a joint comprising:
- an inner tube portion fitted into an inner circumference of the pipe;
- a joint body having a circular sealing surface extending from the inner tube portion, said sealing surface supporting the flared end portion of the pipe;
- and
- a securing component having the pipe inserted therethrough and fixedly pressing the flared end portion against the sealing surface of the joint body, wherein the flared end portion is interposed between the sealing surface and the securing component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.