Piping joint assembly system and method

A pipe joint assembly package for securely and removably maintaining piping elements together, comprising:

• a fitting or valve body member having at least one pipe receiving end, said body member being at least partially hollow and internally threaded with threads at the pipe receiving end;
• a hollow end cap member having a cap portion and a substantially cylindrical body portion extending from the cap portion to a contact edge, the body portion being externally threaded with threads;
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• a packing arrangement secured between the body member and the end cap, the packing arrangement including in sequence from the body member to the end cap, a hollow O-ring, a hollow packing gland, a hollow fastening ring having a plurality of teeth angled inwardly from and along the circumference of the ring and a split washer member, with the O-ring, packing gland and fastening ring having an internal diameter substantially the same as the cap member body portion internal diameter, the packing arrangement assisting the package in securely retaining a pipe member within the body member when the cap member is threadedly engaged with the body member and permitting the packing arrangement to be removed when the end cap member is unscrewed from the body member.

A method for assembling a pipe joint assembly so as to facilitate re-use of a fitting or valve body member, comprising the steps of:

• providing a fitting or valve body member having at least one pipe receiving end, said body member being at least partially hollow and internally threaded with threads at the pipe receiving end;
• providing a hollow end cap member having a cap portion and a substantially cylindrical body portion extending from the cap portion to a contact edge, the body portion being externally threaded with threads;
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• providing a packing arrangement secured between the body member and the end cap, the packing arrangement including in sequence from the body member to the end cap, a hollow O-ring, a hollow packing gland, a hollow fastening ring having a plurality of teeth angled inwardly from and along the circumference of the ring and a split washer member, with the O-ring, packing gland and fastening ring having an internal diameter substantially the same as the cap member body portion internal diameter, the packing arrangement assisting the package in securely retaining a pipe member within the body member when the cap member is threadedly engaged with the body member and permitting the packing arrangement to be removed when the end cap member is unscrewed from the body member.