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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Olivier Guivarc'h, Rennes, FR;
Assignee:
Legris SA, Rennes, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/700 ;
Abstract
The invention provides means for connecting a pipe to a tubular body having an end arranged to receive an end of the pipe. The connection means comprise a sleeve subdivided into first and second portions in axial succession that are provided with means for connecting said portions in leakproof and releasable manner respectively to the end of the tubular body and to the pipe. The means also comprise a removable abutment ring provided with means for locking it axially on the pipe set back from the end thereof to constitute an abutment shoulder on engagement of the pipe in the tubular body and an axial abutment shoulder between the second portion of the sleeve and the pipe.