Method and apparatus for connecting piping
AssigneeJ. & M. Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsMichael LIN, Lei ZHANG
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Abstract
A piping connector is provided having a ring configured to install around an external diameter of a pipe, the ring having at least one clamp closing portion that has an open uncrimped position and a closed crimped position, a piping shield connected to the ring, the piping shield having at least one penetration to accept the at least one clamp closing portion, wherein the piping shield covers an abutment end of the pipe to be connected, wherein a joint between the ring and the piping shield forms a connection.
Claims15
1-15. (canceled)
A piping connector, comprising:
- a ring configured to install around an external diameter of a pipe, the ring having at least one clamp closing portion that has an open uncrimped position and a closed crimped position;
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- a piping shield configured to be connected to the ring such that the ring is disposed entirely within an internal diameter of the piping shield, the piping shield including a front face configured to extend over an abutment end of a pipe and defining at least one penetration sized and configured to receive the at least one clamp closing portion of the ring therethrough such that the at least one clamp closing portion of the ring is accessible externally of the piping shield.
A method to connect at least one piece of pipe and a fitting, comprising:
- placing a piping connector comprising a ring and a shield over an abutment end of a first piece of pipe such that a front face of the shield extends over the abutment end of the first piece of pipe, the ring having at least one clamp closing portion penetrating and extending entirely through the shield such that the at least one clamp closing portion of the ring is accessible externally of the piping shield;
- crimping the at least one clamp closing portion of the piping connector to deform the ring from an uncrimped position to a deformed closed position around the spool piece,
- wherein the ring fits around an external diameter of a pipe when in the deformed closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.