Pipe coupling with sealing plate

A method of sealing a leak location in a pipe, comprising the steps of:

• (a) positioning a pipe coupling around a leak location, said pipe coupling comprising:
• a cylindrical member having an inner surface and an outer surface, and an axial joint defined by a first axial edge and a second axial edge;
• a sealing plate comprising a plate member having a first axial plate edge and a second axial plate edge along opposite ends of said plate member;
• a first axial sealing pad adhered to an outer surface of said plate member along said first axial plate edge;
• said sealing plate attached in spaced apart relation to said inner surface of said cylindrical member adjacent to said first axial joint edge by a second axial sealing pad adhered to said outer surface of plate member along said second axial plate edge, and with a portion of said sealing plate extending beyond said first axial joint edge of said cylindrical member to a position spaced outwardly from said first axial joint edge;
• a pair of spaced apart circumferential sealing pads adhering to an inner surface of said plate member and
• a pair of arcuate gaskets attached to an inner surface of said cylindrical member, each of said arcuate gaskets engaging said second axial sealing pad and one of said circumferential sealing pads, and extending around said cylindrical member to a position adjacent to said first axial joint edge of said cylindrical member;
• (b) closing said pipe coupling with a portion of said inner surface of said cylindrical member and said arcuate gaskets adjacent to said second axial joint edge engaging said first axial sealing pad such that a sealing connection is formed around said pipe by said arcuate gaskets and corresponding circumferential sealing pads, and along both of said axial sealing pads.