Malleable press fittings

The pipe connection assembly of claim 8, further comprising a press having a jaw positionable around at least a portion of the body, wherein the jaw is movable about and between a first jaw position, in which a lower edge of the jaw is spaced from the outer body surface, and a second jaw position, in which the lower edge of the jaw contacts the outer body surface and urges the portion of the body towards the fitting bore.

The pipe connection assembly of claim 8, wherein the body has a centerline disposed substantially at a midpoint between the first body end and the second body end, and wherein the first location on the axis is at the centerline

The pipe connection assembly of claim 8, wherein the body has a centerline disposed substantially at a midpoint between the first body end and the second body end, wherein the predetermined wall thickness is greatest at the centerline, and wherein the predetermined wall thickness is smallest proximate to the first body end and the second body end.

The pipe connection assembly of claim 8, wherein the body has a centerline disposed substantially at a midpoint between the first body end and the second body end, and wherein the inner body surface defines a first frustoconical shape that tapers from the first body end towards the centerline and a second frustoconical shape that tapers from the second body end towards the centerline.

A method of connecting a pipe to a cast fitting, the method comprising:

• casting a body comprising:
• a first body end and a second body end disposed opposite from the first body end, wherein the body defines an axis extending from the first body end to the second body end, wherein the body comprises a first neck disposed proximate to the first body end wherein the body further comprises an inner body surface defining a bore extending through the body from the first body end to the second body end, and wherein the body further comprises an outer body surface spaced from the inner body surface a predetermined wall thickness,
• wherein at a first location on the axis, the inner body surface is a first distance from the axis and at a second location on the axis that is spaced from the first location, the inner body surface is a second distance from the axis that is greater than the first distance, and wherein at the first location, the outer body surface is a third distance from the axis and at the second location, the outer body surface is a fourth distance from the axis that is less than the third distance.