Pipe coupling with closed ring
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1. A pipe system comprising:
- a first pipe element;
a second pipe element; and
a pipe coupling connecting an end of the second pipe element to an end of the first pipe element, the pipe coupling comprisinga coupling segment having an inner surface defining a ring groove proximate to an axial end of the pipe coupling, anda pipe connection ring disposed within the ring groove and engaged with the first pipe element, the pipe connection ring being a closed ring, the pipe connection ring comprising;
an outer flange aligned with an axial direction of the pipe connection ring;
an inner flange;
a radial flange aligned with a radial direction of the pipe connection ring and extending from the outer flange to the inner flange;
a plurality of segments; and
a plurality of links that are deformable with respect to the segments, each of the plurality of links connecting a one of the plurality of segments to another of the plurality of segments, the segments and links alternating about a circumference of the pipe connection ring;
wherein the plurality of segments and the plurality of links define;
the outer flange aligned with the axial direction of the pipe connection ring;
the inner flange defining an axial ring thickness; and
the radial flange aligned with the radial direction of the pipe connection ring and extending from the outer flange to the inner flange.
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Abstract
A pipe system includes a first pipe element, a second pipe element, and a pipe coupling. The pipe coupling connects an end of the second pipe element to an end of the first pipe element, the pipe coupling including a coupling segment having an inner surface defining a ring groove proximate to a first axial end of the pipe coupling, and a pipe connection ring positioned in the ring groove and engaged with the first pipe element, the pipe connection ring being a closed ring.
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18 Claims
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1. A pipe system comprising:
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a first pipe element; a second pipe element; and a pipe coupling connecting an end of the second pipe element to an end of the first pipe element, the pipe coupling comprising a coupling segment having an inner surface defining a ring groove proximate to an axial end of the pipe coupling, and a pipe connection ring disposed within the ring groove and engaged with the first pipe element, the pipe connection ring being a closed ring, the pipe connection ring comprising; an outer flange aligned with an axial direction of the pipe connection ring; an inner flange; a radial flange aligned with a radial direction of the pipe connection ring and extending from the outer flange to the inner flange; a plurality of segments; and a plurality of links that are deformable with respect to the segments, each of the plurality of links connecting a one of the plurality of segments to another of the plurality of segments, the segments and links alternating about a circumference of the pipe connection ring; wherein the plurality of segments and the plurality of links define; the outer flange aligned with the axial direction of the pipe connection ring; the inner flange defining an axial ring thickness; and the radial flange aligned with the radial direction of the pipe connection ring and extending from the outer flange to the inner flange. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A pipe coupling comprising:
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a first coupling segment, the first coupling segment having an inner surface defining a first ring groove proximate to an axial end of the first coupling segment; a second coupling segment, the second coupling segment having an inner surface defining a second ring groove proximate to an axial end of the second coupling segment; and a pipe connection ring disposed within each of the first ring groove and the second ring groove, the pipe connection ring being a closed ring, the pipe connection ring comprising; an outer flange aligned with an axial direction of the pipe connection ring; an inner flange; a radial flange aligned with a radial direction of the pipe connection ring and extending from the outer flange to the inner flange, the radial flange being planar in cross-section and defining an axial end surface of the pipe connection ring; a plurality of segments; and a plurality of links that are deformable with respect to the segments, each of the plurality of links connecting a one of the plurality of segments to another of the plurality of segments, the segments and links alternating about a circumference of the pipe connection ring; wherein the plurality of segments and the plurality of links define; the outer flange aligned with the axial direction of the pipe connection ring; the inner flange defining an axial ring thickness; and the radial flange aligned with the radial direction of the pipe connection ring and extending from the outer flange to the inner flange. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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