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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
Applicants:
William Vernon Kluss, Queensland, AU;
Gregory Morwood, Victoria, AU;
Inventors:
William Vernon Kluss, Queensland, AU;
Gregory Morwood, Victoria, AU;
Assignee:
GSA Industries (Aust). Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tube couplingincluding a tubular housinga seal 12 within the housingand a grab ringfor gripping the outside of a tube. The grab ringis mounted within the housingbetween a first pair of abutmentsandwhich are spaced apart axially in the direction of insertion of a tube into the coupling. The grab ringis split through its circumference at, to allow a radial contraction for insertion into the housingpast the first abutment. The grab ringcan then radially expand for location between the abutmentsand