Pipe coupling
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1. A pipe coupling for coupling together the pipe ends of pipes which are to be interconnected, comprising:
- a clampable housing capable of being clamped about the pipe ends intended to be interconnected;
a sealing gasket enclosed in said housing and possessing a substantially C-shaped axial cross-sectional configuration;
said sealing gasket being open towards an inside portion thereof and having confronting legs structured as sealing lips and a web bearing against an inner surface of said housing, said sealing lipas extending between a respective lip root and a respective lip free end, the free end of each lip defining a sealing edge, each sealing edge defining an inner diameter greater than the outside diameter of said pipe ends prior to clamping of said clampable housing; and
a respective helical spring ring for supporting the web at the sealing lips arranged at a point intermediate said lip roots and said sealing edges.
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Abstract
A pipe coupling comprising a housing which can be clamped about the pipe ends which are to be interconnected, there being enclosed within such housing an inwardly open gasket of substantially C-shaped cross-section having confronting legs constructed as sealing lips and the web of which bears against the inner surface or inside of the housing. The web is supported upon the sealing lips by a respective spiral or helical spring ring.
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1. A pipe coupling for coupling together the pipe ends of pipes which are to be interconnected, comprising:
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a clampable housing capable of being clamped about the pipe ends intended to be interconnected; a sealing gasket enclosed in said housing and possessing a substantially C-shaped axial cross-sectional configuration; said sealing gasket being open towards an inside portion thereof and having confronting legs structured as sealing lips and a web bearing against an inner surface of said housing, said sealing lipas extending between a respective lip root and a respective lip free end, the free end of each lip defining a sealing edge, each sealing edge defining an inner diameter greater than the outside diameter of said pipe ends prior to clamping of said clampable housing; and a respective helical spring ring for supporting the web at the sealing lips arranged at a point intermediate said lip roots and said sealing edges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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