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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Malcolm Pridham, Sheidow Park, AU;
Inventor:
Malcolm Pridham, Sheidow Park, AU;
Assignee:
Philmac Pty Ltd, North Plympton, South Australia, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pipe coupling having a radially deformable housing, wherein a pipe is freely insertable into the housing bore and a nut causes engagement of the grip ring with the pipe. The housing bore including a plurality of outwardly extending projections. The grip ring including a plurality of apertures adapted to receive the housing projections and a plurality of inwardly extending burst hole projections. Tightening of the nut causes the grip ring to be forced both radially and longitudinally, whereby the gripping member substantially restricts longitudinal and rotational movement of the pipe.