Rigid or flexible coupling for pipes
CA 2019458 C · Owner: Quikcoup, Incorporated · Inventors: Henrickson, Thomas R.
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A coupling for either rigidly or flexibly connecting the adjacent end of a pair of aligned pipes is formed of a circular, casing made of a pair of aligned semi-circular segments which, surround a resilient pipe gasket. The opposite ends of the segments have radially outwardly extending lugs which form pairs of overlapping fastening lugs. The lugs of at least one pair each have transversely aligned bolt holes and opposed sockets that are generally concentric with the bolt holes and open towards each other. A bolt extending through the sockets and bolt holes fasten the lugs together and cause the segments to clamp radially inwardly towards the pipes for coupling the pipes together with some …
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- Filed June 20, 1990 and granted June 15, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 20, 2010.
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