PIPES AND COUPLINGS AND METHOD OF COUPLING PIPES

摘要

A method of securely joining a pipe (1) to a pipe fitting (3) without the need for rotating either element. The fitting (3) or in some cases the pipe (1), is expanded by heating whereby the other element may be inserted in it and the elements are secured together upon cooling by the interengagement of matching grooves (4) and ribs (14) which are provided on the circumferential surfaces of the elements.