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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2023
S&b Technical Products, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Guido Quesada, Santa Ana, CR;
Mark A. Weih, San Jose, CR;
S&B Technical Products, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A mechanism for restraining pipe against both internal and external forces at a pipe or fitting connection and to join and seal at least two pipes to form a pipeline featuring an improved restraint mechanism. The restraint mechanism includes a circumferential casing and a companion grip ring, both of which are received within a mating groove provided in the belled end of a female pipe. The grip ring is made up of a series of arc-shaped gripping elements which are interconnected by discrete elastomeric segments. The gripping elements are separated by gaps so that a flexible hinge region is created by the elastomeric segments between adjacent gripping elements. The elastomeric segments provide both axial and radial spring action to the assembly.