Pipe joints or couplings – Essential catch
Patent
1989-06-29
1990-05-22
Callaghan, Thomas F.
Pipe joints or couplings
Essential catch
2853342, 285353, 285388, 285924, F16L 1902
Patent
active
049271920
ABSTRACT:
A pipe connector load element interconnects a pipe element and a connector retention member. The load element is mounted in an annular groove on the outer circumference of the pipe element and in a groove adjacent to an internal bore in the retention member to secure the retention member to the pipe element. The load element includes a plurality of elongated components each having a slot extending lengthwise, and a flexible ribbon for threading through the slots. A pair of retention members are interconnected to connect a pair of pipe elements in an end-to-end arrangement.
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Lemons George D.
Ungchusri Tep
Callaghan Thomas F.
FMC Corporation
Guernsey Lloyd B.
Kamp R. C.
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