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US 2010/0140925 A1Published application
Pipe coupling
OwnerNigel Paul Raper, Karl Andrew Evansinventors
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A pipe coupling device comprising a body (3) adapted for insertion into a pipe (2), the body (3) having a through passage, and on its outer surface a groove (14) for receiving a sealing means (30, 40, 50, 60, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130) for forming a fluid-tight seal between the pipe (2) and the body (3), the sealing means having a retaining portion (38) and a sealing portion (32), wherein either the groove (14), the sealing means or both are constructed and arranged such that the retaining portion (38) holds the sealing means within the groove (14) when the sealing portion (32) is subjected to the insertion force experienced when the pipe coupling device (1) is inserted into a pipe (2). Further, the base portion (31) may be axially wider than the sealing portion (32). Further, the sealing means may include reinforcing means (111) adapted to prevent the sealing means leaving the groove (14).
A pipe coupling device comprising a body adapted for insertion into a pipe to be coupled to the device, the body having a through passage, and on its outer surface a groove for receiving a sealing means for forming a fluid-tight seal between an internal surface of the pipe and the body, the sealing means having a retaining portion and a sealing portion, wherein either the groove, the sealing means or both are constructed and arranged such that the retaining portion holds the sealing means within the groove when the sealing portion is subjected to the insertion force experienced when the pipe coupling device is inserted into a pipe.
A pipe coupling device comprising a body adapted for insertion into a pipe to be coupled to the device, the body having a through passage, and on its outer surface a groove for receiving a sealing means for forming a fluid-tight seal between an internal surface of the pipe and the body, the sealing means comprising a base portion that abuts the body and a sealing portion that is adapted to abut the pipe, wherein the base portion is axially wider than the sealing portion.
A pipe coupling device comprising a body adapted for insertion into a pipe to be coupled to the device, the body having a through passage, and on its outer surface a groove for receiving a sealing means for forming a fluid-tight seal between an internal surface of the pipe and the body, wherein the sealing means includes reinforcing means adapted to prevent the sealing means leaving the groove when the sealing means is subjected to the insertion force experienced when the pipe coupling device is inserted into a pipe.
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