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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heiko Gensert, Waiblingen, DE;
Horst Schneider, Gammelshausen, DE;
Arndt Peters, Weinstadt, DE;
Helmut Wierzba, Schwabach, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/708 ;
Abstract
A device for connecting two tubular piping parts, in particular piping parts in a motor vehicle exhaust system, has two connector pieces with a sealing device being mounted between the connector pieces. The connector pieces are stressed against each other in axial direction by a spring device. The spring device has a wire spring which surrounds one connector piece at least partially with two spring branches and is supported by this connector piece. The wire spring is stressed against a stop on the other connector with the spring branches or another area of the wire spring.