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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joe Weber, Birmingham, AL (US);
Lawrence S Jones, Birmingham, AL (US);
Assignee:
United States Pipe and Foundry Company, Birmingham, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2772 / ; 277166 ; 277181 ; 277189 ; 285105 ; 285231 ;
Abstract
A restraining element for preventing separation of telescoped pipes comprising a compressible body of elastomeric material, the compressible body having metal segments spaced equidistantly around an exposed face of the body, each of the metal segments having a first exposed face with a row of teeth, at least four teeth of the row of teeth lying in an arc, and at least some of the metal segments having a single tooth extending radially outwardly beyond the face of the metal segment opposite the first exposed face.